After helping France win the Under-19 European Championship he has naturally stepped up and is excelling for the Under-21s. us fixtures, results and live match commentaryCase in point was the £100,000-a-week renewal of Hugo Lloris last month. Los Blancos were initially banned for two transfer windows, along with their cross-town rivals Atlet. But a major problem could be the growing interest from China in top European players – and the riches on offer. But the Portuguese media keep stressing that the move to United is still on, with the Sweden interna. the timings of contract renewals so that he has the funds in place to make the contracts work with the clubs cashflow. Several offers have been made to the defender but a final agreement just can not be reached which is beginning to frustrate the club and sporting director Patrick Kluivert. Conte will feel confident in luring the Chilean to Stamford Bridge should Bayern accept a bid. 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. Under Sir Alex Ferguson, there was an imposing centre-back pairing throughout.