England’s players receive heroes’ send-off from hotel staff – with one star man even treated to a verse of ‘Happy Birthday to You’ – as Three Lions leave Blankenhain for Berlin ahead of the final of Euro 2024
- England’s players left their training camp in Blankenhain on Saturday
- The Three Lions have headed to Berlin, where they will face Spain on Sunday evening
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The England players left their base camp in Blankenhain for the last time on Saturday, as Harry Kane and co. headed for Berlin.
The Three Lions have been staying at Blankenhain’s Weimarer Land Spa & Golf Resort since the start of Euro 2024 a month ago.
But with just one game remaining, Gareth Southgate’s team headed to alternative accommodation closer to the German capital on Saturday.
The England players are likely to receive a hero’s welcome when they return to the UK on Monday morning, especially if they beat Spain in the final on Sunday.
They too were given a hero’s send-off as they left Blankenhain, with hotel staff lining up to applaud Kane, Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka as they boarded the team bus.
English star Harry Kane pictured leaving the Weimarer Land Spa & Golf Resort in Blankenhain
Bukayo Sako waved goodbye to the hotel staff, who had the Three Lions emblem on their work clothes
Jude Bellingham smiled as he walked past applauding employees to the team bus
The England players appeared to be in good spirits as they boarded the bus.
Saka and Luke Shaw were both photographed waving to the assembled staff, while Kane and Bellingham both smiled warmly.
England go into the final as underdogs against Spain, who had scored six more goals heading into Sunday’s climax.
But England will be hoping they are the ones celebrating when the final whistle blows at the Olympic Stadium.
There was a modest party during Saturday’s training before the team left Blankenhain. It was for defender Marc Guehi on his 24th birthday.
Upon his departure, Guehi was sung to by hotel staff with the song ‘Happy Birthday to You’.
Luke Shaw, pictured here leaving Blankenhain, could make his first start at Euro 2024 on Sunday
Conor Gallagher pictured pointing to Marc Guehi, who celebrated his birthday on Saturday
Guehi thanked the hotel staff after they treated him to a friendly rhyme of ‘Happy Birthday to You’
Crystal Palace centre-back Guehi recently received praise from team-mate Phil Foden via England’s YouTube Channel.
“He’s been a leader,” Foden said. “I know him well from playing with him and he’s not fazed by anything.
“I feel like he’s come into the team and shown his qualities.”