chance to sign one of the best Italian midfielders will surely to be to good to turn down. 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. He is close to 100 appearances for the London side, and has scored 25 times in all competitions. EVERTON’S pursuit of Morgan Schneiderlin looks doomed with Manchester United preferring to offload the unwanted Frenchman abroad. us fixtures, results and live match commentaryBenfica have no indications that United have given up in their pursuit of the Swedish international. Reuters3Miralem Pjanic could become a long-term replacement for Santi CazorlaBut Juventus seem very . us fixtures, results and live match commentaryCase in point was the £100,000-a-week renewal of Hugo Lloris last month. At 22, Lindelof would be a long-term signing — and could form a partnership with Bailly, who is the same age. But for the right price, Mourinho would still be keen for extra cover in their defensive ranks, especially now that the impressive Eric Bailly is off to the Africa Cup of Nations. Southgate tells Luke Shaw he must start playing for Manchester United to regain England spotRAHEEM RECOVERYRaheem Sterling is fit for Manchester City's crunch Premier League clash at Arsenal#pogdaddyLoving son Paul Pogba visits dad Fassou Antoine in hospital to celebrate his 79th birthday after Frenchman is ruled out of Spain friendly through injuryFeeling smallInjured Chris Smalling looks down in the dumps after limping away from restaurant with his leg brace onUNITED RANT BOYSPolice are investigating Manchester United fans for homophobic chanting at Chelsealucky alliDele Alli cringed when he saw Neil Taylor's horror foul on Seamus Coleman and admits relief his tackle in Gent game didn't turn out same way'i cried when boro went down'Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson knows better than anybody what relegation would mean for boyhood clubReds want Sak loadLiverpool outcast Mamadou Sakho wanted by Southampton and Napoli this summerEIGHT IS ENOUGHGareth Southgate holds crisis talks with Ross Barkley after seventh consecutive England snubhere for keepsClaudio Bravo insists he‘s not quitting Man City after one calamitous season despite being droppedWHITE HART CRANETottenham release fresh stadium pictures which show development of the club's stunning £750m new homeMOUR THE MERRIERManchester United boss Jose Mourinho pockets TWICE as much as City rival Pep Guardiola So he has turned to yoga — at the studio run by his reality TV fiancee Billi Mucklow.