ico Madrid, but successfully appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a reduction to one. term future of Kieran Gibbs at Arsenal is unclearThe fact Gibbs would need to be moved on before Arsenal could make a formal offer for Rodriguez has handed the initiative to Chelsea in the battle for his signature. Payet left Marseille for East London in June 2015 for £11m, with the then cash-strapped?French club forced to part with the star. Still just a teenager, he leads and controls the back four. Inter boss Stefano Pioli?are also keen on Atalanta midfielder Roberto Gagliardini, who has impressed this?season in Serie A. CHELSEA have made the first move in an attempt to beat Arsenal to the signing of Wolfsburg defender Ricardo Rodriguez. Lukas Podolski receives 'remarkable offer' from China The £60m former Blues star was welcomed with flowers at the airport in Chinas largest city today. osta was set to LEAVE Chelsea this summer - before Antonio Conte talked him round Buoyed by the massive payout after selling Oscar for £60million, Conte will lodge an initial bid of around £34m for the Bayern Munich star. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN are in serious danger of losing both Marquinhos and Marco Verratti as both players seem unwilling to commit to the club from the French capital. But Bayern are likely to reject that and hold out for closer to £40m.