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. The Spaniard is currently out injured after having surgery on his chronic ankle problem in December, which ruled him out for three months, meaning he will return in February. am PSTIt is most likely that United will try and drive the asking price down though - with ?£42m looking expensive for a central defender who is unproven in Europes top leagues. EVERTON’S pursuit of Morgan Schneiderlin looks doomed with Manchester United preferring to offload the unwanted Frenchman abroad. 6Reuters6Dimitri Payet regularly scored sensational goals in wonderful 2015-16 seasonGetty Images6Di. Ibrahimovic said of the 22-year-old: He is growing. The former Newcastle United star has found the back of the net twice this season, in the 5-1 defeat against Arsenal, and the 4-1 drubbing of Swansea City. However, the Velodrome giants have recently been bought by American businessman, Frank McCourt — who has big plans for the former Champions League winners. 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. 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.