the timings of contract renewals so that he has the funds in place to make the contracts work with the clubs cashflow. Gundogan and with Fernandinho suspended again following his sending off against Burnley for a reckless challenge, the need to strengthen in midfield becomes even more of a priority. Getty Images4Victor Lindelof is among Man United’s list of January targetsRelated ArticlesCost. Under Sir Alex Ferguson, there was an imposing centre-back pairing throughout. Prior to his move to Juve, Pjanic was consistently linked with a move to the Premier League but eventually chose to continue his career in Italy. It was around £50m and the wages of £480,000-a-week would have put him among the highest earners in the world. Like current Kop stars Adam Lallana, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firminho, the Swede is supremely versatile and can play almost anywhere outside of defence. 6Reuters6Dimitri Payet regularly scored sensational goals in wonderful 2015-16 seasonGetty Images6Di. Reuters4Swiss defender Ricardo Rodriguez in action in Euro 2016 against FranceGetty Images4The long-. 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.