He has shown no fear in his 15 starts this term, picking up his first goal recently against Angers. But he faces stiff competition from, among others, Manchester City. 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. Bola, claim the Portuguese champions are still expecting to lose the 22-year-old and there should be advancements this week. CHINESE club Tianjin Quanjian are plotting? a stunning £80million bid for Chelsea striker Diego Costa. Getty Images4Marco Verratti could be heading to JuventusA host of clubs are said to be after Verratti including Juventus, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. PA:Press Association3Ronald Koeman is looking forward to some January spendingHe has £50million at h. rt’s daily LIVE blogAlli only signed a fresh contract in September, following magnificent form since his switch from League One. Juve boss Massimilliano Allegri, who has been linked with replacing Arsene Wenger, wants to create a formidable attacking trio of Higuain, Paulo Dybala and Sanchez. us fixtures, results and live match commentaryCase in point was the £100,000-a-week renewal of Hugo Lloris last month.