Initially, Eric Bailly and Daley Blind were the established duo, before Chris Smalling came into contention and eventually replaced the Dutch utility man. Cutting from outside to in, unleashing shots from distance, dragging defenders all over the final th. The Venezuela captain became the Serie A leaders first January signing when he made the move from Genoa. But he faces stiff competition from, among others, Manchester City. Getty Images6Mesut Ozil also only has 18 months left on his current dealAP:Associated Press6Gonzalo . The Bosnian midfielder has answered with enthusiasm and the two are working towards a verbal agreement. LIVERPOOL want to sign Norwich City’s Jacob Murphy and then loan him back to the Championship side in a bid to beat Tottenham to his signature. Reuters3Miralem Pjanic could become a long-term replacement for Santi CazorlaBut Juventus seem very . Juventus and Barcelona?then joined the race for the 76-cap international. While planning the construction of a new stadium at White Hart Lane, Levy has also carefully juggled.