The leaders know they are able to go in with a straight cash offer without having to offload any of their players, and they are now favourites to get their man. The Spaniard is currently out injured after having surgery on his chronic ankle problem in December, which ruled him out for three months, meaning he will return in February. Jones and Rojo are one of a number of different centre-back pairings Mourinho has tried since replacing Louis van Gaal in the Old Trafford hotseat in the summer. ? Do u want Vidal at Chelsea ? #Chelsea #CFC #Blues #COYBA post shared by Chelsea & Socceroos Fa. his time on the benchrelated articlesRelegation scrapBoro 0 Leicester 0: George Friend's mazy run ignites Riverside but shot is sprayed high and wideBOOKIES 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 winsRudy's Prem returnAston Villa striker Rudy Gestede set for £6m move to Middlesbroughbidding warWhat are the biggest football transfers of all time, and what are the British records Goals of the Week : Watch the finest strikes from the Premier League WeekReuters3Jordan Rhodes is set to leave Boro in the January transfer windowHis arrival is set to spell the end for Jordan Rhodes who has mustered a measly 208 minutes of league action this season without a goal. At the age of 24, Jones has now started to string together a succession of games, as Mourinho looks to build for the future. are having to turn to their youth systems more and more, which is giving talented teenagers a lot more playing time. 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. But the arrival of Jose Mourinho has signalled the end of his time in Manchester. Hulk was joined at Shanghai SIPG?last month by Chelseas Oscar, who will trouser a mega £500,000 for every seven days work.