In the absence of Lassana Diarra, the youth product has stepped up and taken control. 9million, played 285 times for Sevilla after joining their youth-set up at the age of 15. have clearly benefited from sticking to a settled XI – that a total lack of European football has allowed them to do – but theyre destined to return to the competition next season when they will been a couple of stars in each position. But the 27-year-old holding midfielder would not get a deal close to that kind of money from any clu. Like current Kop stars Adam Lallana, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firminho, the Swede is supremely versatile and can play almost anywhere outside of defence. Premier League clubs are already paying attention and that interest is only going to grow and grow. West Brom, another point behind the Merseysiders, have shown an interest and are not seen as competi. R TABLEArsenal slip to sixth as Chelsea extend lead at the top with Man City drawing against LiverpoolHot TottWatford 1 Tottenham 4: Harry Kane and Dele Alli at the double as Spurs hammer Watford and move into fourth'ALLI CAN BE THE GREATEST'Mauricio Pochettino rates Dele Alli at £50m and says Spurs ace 'can be one of world's best'£150Kane a weekHarry Kane forces Daniel Levy into making embarrassing U-turn after agreeing new contract until 2022NO ONE LIKES EMTottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino insists neutral fans wants Spurs to beat Chelsea Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has done all he can to fend off the likes of Real from pinching his star players. Former Manchester City star Carlos Tevez gets married as he mulls move to ChinaOne of the most talen. n £600,000-a-week while Mendes revealed a club offered Real Madrid £250m for Cristiano Ronaldo and wages of £1.