In the absence of Lassana Diarra, the youth product has stepped up and taken control. his former club want to sign him this month — and believe a bid of around £30million should be enough to secure a deal. His hold-out for £85million from Real for Bale in 2013 was a classic example. us fixtures, results and live match commentaryBenfica have no indications that United have given up in their pursuit of the Swedish international. With just 18 months left on his deal Sanchez is rapidly gaining admirers from all over Europe and th. Everton boss Ronald Koeman is an admirer and thought he was close to doing a deal last summer. n £600,000-a-week while Mendes revealed a club offered Real Madrid £250m for Cristiano Ronaldo and wages of £1. art to join Liverpool with Champions League footballItalian StallionsSix Italian-based youngsters who can help Serie A soar back to the top of world footballBOOKIES 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 winsKARREN BRADYI don't know why Swansea sacked Garry Monk in the first place, he was doing a very good job Tottenham are also believed to be keen but Nourinho believes the player he managed while bossing Real would prefer a switch to Old Trafford. I was not happy about the support he has been getting and we talked about it. Real are currently serving a transfer ban for breaching rules on transfers of foreign players under the age of 18.