The Blues also sold Ramires to Jiangsu Sunning last January for around £25m. 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. And Payet, 29, admitted in an interview conducted in December that he found the Ligue 1 sides project to be of interest. 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. The midfielder signed a five-year deal with the Italian champions meaning it would cost Arsenal pay-out his contract. tures, results and live match commentaryRelated Articleslindel-onVictor Lindelof's transfer to Manchester United still ON, according to reports in Portuguese pressreds are jam-in'Manchester United line up summer swoop for Real Madrid's James Rodriguez - and are told he'll cost ?£50mSchneid moveEverton's pursuit of Morgan Schneiderlin looks doomed with Man United preferring to sell abroadMARC OF RESPECTJose Mourinho tells Marcus Rashford he has faith in him - and will not be buying another strikerLISTEN TO WHOAnthony Martial poses happily with girlfriend on New Year's Eve only hours after being warned by Jose Mourinho Zlatan Ibrahimovic also rates his fellow Swede, asked recently about the development of his fellow countryman, the striker was more than complimentary. With every team showing signs of fallibility so far, it is one of the most open tournaments in years. 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. 1 clearances a game, for a team that is over-achieving, Diops reading of the game is one of the reasons Le Téfécé are doing so well this season. At 22, Lindelof would be a long-term signing — and could form a partnership with Bailly, who is the same age.