He is in talks with Juventus over a new contract, which he is expected to sign — but only to increase his price. Initially, Eric Bailly and Daley Blind were the established duo, before Chris Smalling came into contention and eventually replaced the Dutch utility man. the timings of contract renewals so that he has the funds in place to make the contracts work with the clubs cashflow. United are reportedly not keen to shell out ?£42million on an unproven defender, after Phil Jones an. The Toffees have made a central midfielder a priority in the January window, however manager Ronald Koeman is struggling to bag Manchester United’s Morgan Schneiderlin. 15 and has helped lift the club from the second tier to top-flight title contenders. of the campaign as they look to chase down the seven points that separates them from sixth placed Sheffield Wednesday and where they sit in 12th spot. The former Newcastle United star has found the back of the net twice this season, in the 5-1 defeat against Arsenal, and the 4-1 drubbing of Swansea City. ored by the Arsenal faithfulGetty Images6Alexis Sanchez has been in fine form this season for ArsenalHowever Juventus have always shown an interest in Sanchez even when he was playing for Udinese in Serie A but Barcelona beat a host of top European clubs to his signature. AP:Associated Press7Paulo Dybala in action during Italian Super Cup defeat to AC MilanGetty Images7F.