efensive crop of Phil Jones, Marcus Rojo, Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly into an even tighter unit. his former club want to sign him this month — and believe a bid of around £30million should be enough to secure a deal. But he got it against Southampton and his second-half? performance gave us momentum. Getty Images3Ghoulam could be a perfect back-up for Marcos AlonsoRelated StoriesThe unexpected guest. But a major problem could be the growing interest from China in top European players – and the riches on offer. The report claims that?discussions over a transfer?to the La Liga side have been ongoing since last summer but Navas was keen to see out his City contract. A classy passer, intelligence beyond his years and the vision to pick apart any defence, he has one goal and three assists in just nine starts and completes 86. The transfer would be the third joint highest in world football, equalling the £80m deal that brought Ronaldo to Real Madrid from Man Utd in 2009. Although the January transfer window may seem too soon for a move to materialise, the Gunners are set to test the waters by submitting a £28million offer. epresentative as Jose Mourinho in Jorge Mendes — and the super-agent recently revealed they were considering options.