hought to be in talks with the Serie A leaders over a new deal — despite revealing there had been no progress just last month. Everything was agreed for Witsel’s move to Turin, with the player himself saying in November: “Ill join Juventus. He said: We have communicated very clearly that we wont sell Christian and that hes very much part of our plans. Standing at around 6ft 4in, he is a monster of a centre-back who dominates in the air. ird, Saint-Maximin has scored twice and set up another double for a poor Bastia team. his time on the benchrelated articlesRelegation scrapBoro 0 Leicester 0: George Friend's mazy run ignites Riverside but shot is sprayed high and wideBOOKIES BEWAREWith nearly a full New Year's fixture list for punters to have a flutter on, we reveal Britain's top ten hotspots for football accumulator winsRudy's Prem returnAston Villa striker Rudy Gestede set for £6m move to Middlesbroughbidding warWhat are the biggest football transfers of all time, and what are the British records Goals of the Week : Watch the finest strikes from the Premier League WeekReuters3Jordan Rhodes is set to leave Boro in the January transfer windowHis arrival is set to spell the end for Jordan Rhodes who has mustered a measly 208 minutes of league action this season without a goal. ps in Belgium’s midfieldChelsea target Axel Witsel puts on a show for Zenit against Tosno There is no doubt that Witsel has talent. In 2012, Witsel?made a surprise move from Benfica to the oil riches of Zenit St Petersburg. Hulk was joined at Shanghai SIPG?last month by Chelseas Oscar, who will trouser a mega £500,000 for every seven days work. But the 27-year-old holding midfielder would not get a deal close to that kind of money from any clu.