But Bayern are likely to reject that and hold out for closer to £40m. ss Laurent Blanc who lost his job for the teams performance in the Champions League. With just 18 months left on his deal Sanchez is rapidly gaining admirers from all over Europe and th. cost Chelsea close to £40millionThe Italian first took Vidal to Juve from Bayer Leverkusen during his three-year reign at the Turin club. United are reportedly not keen to shell out ?£42million on an unproven defender, after Phil Jones an. Reuters5James Rodriguez has found himself on the periphery at Real MadridRodriguez shares the same r. losing such an influential player they are willing to loan Murphy back to Norwich, which will give them time to find a replacement come the summer transfer window. It appeared the deal was dead as the recent impressive performances of Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo ha. am PSTIt is most likely that United will try and drive the asking price down though - with ?£42m looking expensive for a central defender who is unproven in Europes top leagues. Keep up to date with ALL the Real Madrid?news, gossip and transfers on our club pageWhen asked about.