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From Euros star to colossal flop - what next for Renato Sanches?

The Portuguese midfielder has suffered a second successive disappointing season at club level, which has seen him miss out on the World Cup

May 14 was an eventful day for Renato Sanches. The former Golden Boy announced the launch of his own range of emojis before finding out that he was left out of Portugal's preliminary squad for the World Cup.

“RS35Moji by Renato Sanches” contains almost 100 custom-made animations of the midfielder, including some of Sanches celebrating goals and achievements. Unfortunately for the 20-year-old, life has not imitated art since the European Championships.

A month before Euro 2016, Sanches had sealed a €35 million move to Bayern Munich following a breakthrough season with Benfica.