Milan defender on moving from England, his hopes to force his way into Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad, and racist abuse

Fikayo Tomori is not normally one for a post-match snack, but on the way back from Milan’s win at Napoli this month he made an exception. “One of the players came up to me and said: ‘You should try this, it’s from Naples,’” he recalls of having a tray with two sfogliatelle – traditional crispy pastries with a sweet filling – thrust under his nose.

“After games I can’t normally eat because my body’s all over the place, but I tried it. Then it was like: ‘Ahhhh, that’s kinda nice!’”

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