Juve also chased?the striker before he moved from Spain to the Premier League with Arsenal, with Liverpool also contenders for his signature. 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. I was not happy about the support he has been getting and we talked about it. The Bosnia and Herzegovina international has been impressive since arriving from Roma last summer in a move in the region of £25million. The Swede?travelled for the recent cup clash with Paco de Ferreira, but was left out of the squad. 9million, played 285 times for Sevilla after joining their youth-set up at the age of 15. However, Louis van Gaals additions of Daley Blind and Rojo appear to have been nothing more than square pegs in round holes — with both converted left-backs. REAL MADRID are putting in place incredible plans to land Tottenham’s Dele Alli – in their third swoop on Spurs in recent years. His form carried through to Euro 2016, where he was again on song as hosts France reached the final. Central defender Pepe, 33, has fallen down the Bernabeu pecking order and Jose Mourinho is looking to sign him next summer.