The summer's international stars who can light up EFL

The summertime starts to extremity erstwhile nan English Football League begins.

But immoderate of nan EFL's biggest stars person had small clip connected nan sun loungers sipping cocktails arsenic they person been playing successful large world tournaments for their countries.

BBC Sport looks astatine immoderate of nan summer's world stand-outs who whitethorn good beryllium lighting up nan English Football League this season.

Among them is simply a man who sewage nan amended of Cristiano Ronaldo - and different whose mediate sanction is Zidane. Yes, you publication that right...

Having mislaid successful nan Championship play-offs to Leeds United and past faced nan likes of Lionel Messi, Alexis Mac Allister and Alphonso Davies astatine nan Copa America, Norwich's Marcelino Nunez could beryllium forgiven for wanting a rest.

The Chile midfielder was portion of his nation's squad astatine nan Copa America successful a group pinch World Cup winners Argentina, Canada and Peru.

Sadly for nan 24-year-old, his state did not advancement retired of nan group aft goalless draws pinch Canada and Peru and a 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Argentina.

With a woody that runs to nan summertime of 2026, expect to spot Nunez astatine Carrow Road again this play - he has made 81 appearances successful nan Canaries' motor room since signing from Universidad Catolica 2 years ago.

Everybody's 2nd squad astatine nan Euros was Georgia (unless you were a Scotland fan, successful which lawsuit it was whoever was playing England...).

And nan lowest-ranked squad successful nan tourney did not disappoint arsenic they made it retired of nan group shape pinch Watford midfielder Giorgi Chakvetadze helping to propulsion nan strings.

Chakvetadze played successful each 4 of Georgia's matches arsenic they went retired 4-1 to eventual champions Spain successful nan past 16.

But successful nan group shape they impressed, bouncing backmost from a 3-1 nonaccomplishment against Turkey to tie 1-1 pinch Czech Republic earlier a memorable 2-0 triumph complete group winners Portugal that had fans dancing connected nan streets of Tbilisi.

The 24-year-old made his move to Vicarage Road imperishable successful February aft initially joining from Belgian broadside Gent connected indebtedness a twelvemonth agone and will dream to adhd to nan 1 extremity he scored for Watford past season.

Hornets leader Tom Cleverley is among those expecting Chakvetadze to make a large impact.

Having moved to Coventry City for a club-record £7.7m past summer, large things were expected of Haji Wright successful a Sky Blue shirt.

His play started slowly, but nan 26-year-old burst into life travel nan move of nan twelvemonth arsenic he scored 12 goals from January onwards to thief Coventry decorativeness ninth successful nan Championship - arsenic good arsenic having a large manus successful their dream FA Cup run.

Wright struck a stoppage-time winner astatine Premier League broadside Wolves successful nan 4th -finals earlier converting a likewise precocious punishment to make it 3-3 against Manchester United successful nan semi-final which they heartbreakingly went connected to suffer connected spot-kicks.

That shape led to nan 26-year-old being called up for nan United States for nan Copa America connected location turf and he featured successful their 1-0 group nonaccomplishment to Uruguay alongside Norwich City's Josh Sargent.

"Isn't he nan lad that was astatine Barnsley?" I muttered arsenic Callum Styles came disconnected nan chair for Hungary astatine Euro 2024.

He is - though he was astatine Sunderland for nan 2nd half of past play aft a indebtedness move astatine nan extremity of nan wintertime transportation window.

The 24-year-old played nan last half-hour successful his country's 1-0 triumph complete Scotland to gain his 23rd headdress for nan Magyars.

The Bury-born subordinate qualifies for his adopted federation acknowledgment to his Hungarian grandma and is apt to grace nan EFL again this season, though it is not clear for whom.

His indebtedness to Sunderland included an action to bargain nan subordinate permanently - thing that has yet to beryllium confirmed 1 measurement aliases another.

Jamaica's squad for nan Copa America was packed pinch players from nan English Football League.

Coventry City duo Kasey Palmer and Joel Latibeaudiere, Millwall's Wes Harding, Di'Shon Bernard from Sheffield Wednesday and Michael Hector of Charlton were among nan EFL's set of Reggae Boyz.

But we are going to item Hector's 19-year-old team-mate Karoy Anderson - a man whose mediate sanction is Zidane.

The midfielder had not played an EFL crippled until nan commencement of past season, having spent nan commencement of 2023 connected indebtedness astatine National League broadside Aldershot Town wherever he featured 5 times.

But by this summertime he had established himself successful nan Addicks' line-up and was called up for nan Copa America aft making his Jamaica debut past October.

He played against Ecuador and Venezuela arsenic Jamaica mislaid each 3 of their group games.

Anderson besides played successful Jamaica's World Cup qualifying triumph complete Dominican Republic successful June and made his first commencement 3 days later successful a 3-2 triumph complete Dominica.

Plymouth Argyle is simply a agelong measurement from almost everyplace other successful nan Championship - and Ben Waine has had to recreation almost arsenic acold arsenic you tin to get to nan club.

The New Zealand striker joined nan Pilgrims successful January past twelvemonth and is simply a regular successful nan All Whites squad.

Aged 23, he qualified for nan Kiwis' Olympic squad and started each 3 of his country's matches astatine Paris 2024.

Waine sewage nan victor for his broadside successful their 2-1 triumph complete Guinea successful their opening group match, but they missed retired connected a spot successful nan knockout stages aft a 4-1 nonaccomplishment to nan United States and a 3-0 conclusion by hosts France.

Still, his side's early exit from nan Olympics will mean he is backmost successful Devon successful clip for nan commencement of nan caller season.