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Pickford just the start for Koeman
HARRY KANE took his tally to 11 goals in his past five games for club and country last night – but his double failed to stop England losing against 10 men.
Kane, made captain again for this friendly after leading the line against Scotland in England’s World Cup qualifier on Saturday, opened the scoring in the ninth minute.
France went 2-1 ahead through Samuel Umtiti and Djibril Sidibe, however, before Kane levelled from the spot early in the second half after Raphael Varane was sent off for bringing down Dele Alli.
But England failed to make the man advantage count and Ousmane Dembele won it for France in the 78th minute. RONALD KOEMAN is ready to keep on spending after Everton agreed a £30 million deal for Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
Manager Koeman is pursuing Ajax captain Davy Klaassen, Swansea playmaker Gylfi Sigurdsson and Burnley centre-back Michael Keane to ensure he has a strong enough squad for a demanding season ahead.
Koeman, who is also looking to secure Malaga striker Sandro Ramirez for £5.2m, will push ahead for those signings even if Ross Barkley performs a U-turn and agrees a new contract.
Barkley looks increasingly likely to leave Goodison Park this summer, having so far refused to extend a contract that expires at the end of next season.
Koeman has made clear that he will not allow the England midfielder to run down his contract and leave for free, which he would be able to do next summer as he will have passed his 24th birthday.
With Romelu Lukaku also likely to leave for Chelsea for about £70m, Everton have the money to add top-class talent to a squad that finished seventh in the Premier League last season.
Koeman is preparing for a long season that will start with a Europa League third qualifying round tie late next month. The arrival of