Initially, Eric Bailly and Daley Blind were the established duo, before Chris Smalling came into contention and eventually replaced the Dutch utility man. MANCHESTER UNITED have made an enquiry over the availability of James Rodriguez for next summer — and have been told he would cost them £50million. twice as strong Blues make it 13 wins in a rowRodriguez, 24, has impressed both clubs with his displays in the Bundesliga this season having also performed well at last summers European Championship. Reuters6Marseille are hopeful of luring Dimitri Payet back with January window moveAnd LEquipe claim. Stoke for SevillaThe Merseysiders made contact with Sevilla and N’Zonzi about a January switch, but the Frenchman who has been outstanding for the Spaniards since his cut price move from Stoke in 2015 has spurned Everton’s advances. tures, results and live match commentaryRelated Articleslindel-onVictor Lindelof's transfer to Manchester United still ON, according to reports in Portuguese pressreds are jam-in'Manchester United line up summer swoop for Real Madrid's James Rodriguez - and are told he'll cost ?£50mSchneid moveEverton's pursuit of Morgan Schneiderlin looks doomed with Man United preferring to sell abroadMARC OF RESPECTJose Mourinho tells Marcus Rashford he has faith in him - and will not be buying another strikerLISTEN TO WHOAnthony Martial poses happily with girlfriend on New Year's Eve only hours after being warned by Jose Mourinho Zlatan Ibrahimovic also rates his fellow Swede, asked recently about the development of his fellow countryman, the striker was more than complimentary. ;s SLEEP at Shanghai ShenuaPASSING the BocBoca Juniors face massive £41m fine if Carlos Tevez walks out on Shanghai Shenhua within two yearsSHOW ME THE MONEYCarlos Tevez claimed he was ready to quit 'money-obsessed' football in 2010 - but is now set to earn more in a year than the entire nation of Tuvalu after move to the Far EastDone dealCarlos Tevez becomes world football's top earner on £615,000 a week after officially signing for Chinese Super League Shanghai ShenhuaAx to GrindAxel Witsel rejects Antonio Conte's plea to become Chelsea's Oscar replacement ahead of Juventus moveFortune cookieOscar picks up amazing £500k-a-week packet in China - but he doesn't even make the top five best paid footballers in the worldit's a signHow can footballers be signed outside transfer window Rules explained as Chelseas Oscar heads to Shanghai Carlos Tevez recently became the best-paid player in the world after signing an incredible £615,000-a-week contract with Shanghai Shenhua. Bundesliga bosses Bayern have reportedly offered the left-sided ace a four-year deal worth £2. He said: Lindelof is a Benfica player with a release clause. But manager Max Allegri and his stars were hard at work as they bid to become the first side to win Serie A six seasons in a row.