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Wales boss Giggs seeks Euros boost from fully fit Bournemouth winger Brooks

Wales boss Ryan Giggs hopes to have a fully fit Bournemouth winger David Brooks for next summer's Euros.

UEFA made the decision on 18 March to push the event back a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The tournament, due to take place from 12 June-12 July this summer, will now run from 11 June to 11 July next year.

"We were all geared up for the summer and had good momentum. Of course that's the negative," said Giggs.

"It has obviously changed our plans because we were geared up to perform this summer, we had made a trip to Baku to check things and to Rome but we are just going to replicate everything next year.

"But I always try to look at the positives. We will hopefully have Joe Allen, which we wouldn't have had this summer, we will have a fit and firing David Brooks.

"Also the young players who have done so well will have a year more experience, so there are plenty of positives, but ultimately we were built up for this summer."

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