Not long to go now folks! We’re around an hour away from the start of the quarter-finals at the European Championships.

It’s the ‘tough half of the draw’ this evening as Spain face Switzerland, while Italy go head-to-head with Belgium.

On Saturday we’ve got Czech Republic against Denmark and England versus Ukraine. Or, as most of the English media would have you believe, England are playing and no one else.

Ahead of the action, we’ve dug out three stories that have caught our attention for our latest Euro 2020 Diary.

Arsenal warned off Locatelli

‘I’m not a manager, but it’s not something I would do if I was in Mikel Arteta’s shoes.’ Nigel Winterburn there, telling the current Arsenal boss not to sign Manuel Locatelli.

The 23-year-old has been superb at Euro 2020, sparking talk that he could complete a £35 million move to the Gunners at the end of the tournament.

‘Huge risk’ – #AFC sent strong Euro 2020 transfer warning. https://t.co/sGflSgWRpA

— football.london (@Football_LDN) July 2, 2021

Winterburn’s coaching career amounts to a failed sixth-month stint as part of the backroom staff at Blackburn Rovers.

On that basis, he’s probably not the best person to be chatting about Arsenal’s transfer strategy.

Mourinho hammers Pogba

Former Chelsea and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been great to listen to on talkSPORT during Euro 2020.

His brutal assessment of France’s shock defeat against Switzerland was joyous, with Paul Pogba clearly in his sights.