in his contract – meaning the Red Devils could steal him away from Portugal. He was also named the clubs Player of the Year in 2013 and placed in the Serie A Team of the Year in 2013 and 2014. Juve also chased?the striker before he moved from Spain to the Premier League with Arsenal, with Liverpool also contenders for his signature. amford BridgeArsenal have been tracking the Swiss international for the past couple of months, but the Blues have decided to move quickly to steal a march on their London rivals. to talk to?clubs across Europe and can sign a pre-contract during the January transfer window. Obviously, in the past Ive done a lot of things but Ive settled down here. The Aston Villa striker has been in advanced talks with Aitor Karanka’s side over a potential January?move. But the Old Lady were gazzumped by yet another bumper offer from the Far East. Everton boss Ronald Koeman is an admirer and thought he was close to doing a deal last summer. The Toffees have made a central midfielder a priority in the January window, however manager Ronald Koeman is struggling to bag Manchester United’s Morgan Schneiderlin.