Several offers have been made to the defender but a final agreement just can not be reached which is beginning to frustrate the club and sporting director Patrick Kluivert. Everton boss Ronald Koeman is an admirer and thought he was close to doing a deal last summer. Prior to his move to Juve, Pjanic was consistently linked with a move to the Premier League but eventually chose to continue his career in Italy. derSunSport have been told a fee was not even discussed as the former Stoke man is happy in Spain with the current Europa League winners, and playing in the Champions League where they face Leicester City in last 16 next month. Although the January transfer window may seem too soon for a move to materialise, the Gunners are set to test the waters by submitting a £28million offer. Rincon, 28, is a defensive midfielder, who has been compared to Edgar Davids in his style. Able to play anywhere across Nantes midfield four, in just his first few games in charge, new boss Sergio Conceicao has put a lot of belief in the teenager. At the age of 24, Jones has now started to string together a succession of games, as Mourinho looks to build for the future. But it was? prize asset Romelu Lukaku who won the most praise. chance to sign one of the best Italian midfielders will surely to be to good to turn down.