He sees Pepe as the perfect cover player, an experienced head to help mould United’s current d. Getty Images17Issa Diop is a teenage powerhouse in Ligue 1Getty Images17Standing around 6ft 4in tall, he is a monster of a centre-back?who dominates in the airHowever, averaging 4. 2 Middlesbrough 1: Paul Pogbas late header seals late winEPA3Jose Mourinho hopes to land the Euro 2016 winner in the summerFor Pepe, who has won two Champions League crowns with Real, has already been touted around the Chinese Super League. lorentino Perez is reported to have held secret talks with Paulo DybalaReuters7Paulo Dybala will be?given No. 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. Is he good enough for United I think he is ready for the big clubs out there. s, results and live match commentaryAfter generating £340m in revenue Juventus are now ready to make an assault on Europe after dominating Serie A, now they want to take on the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. his time on the benchrelated articlesRelegation scrapBoro 0 Leicester 0: George Friend's mazy run ignites Riverside but shot is sprayed high and wideBOOKIES BEWAREWith nearly a full New Year's fixture list for punters to have a flutter on, we reveal Britain's top ten hotspots for football accumulator winsRudy's Prem returnAston Villa striker Rudy Gestede set for £6m move to Middlesbroughbidding warWhat are the biggest football transfers of all time, and what are the British records Goals of the Week : Watch the finest strikes from the Premier League WeekReuters3Jordan Rhodes is set to leave Boro in the January transfer windowHis arrival is set to spell the end for Jordan Rhodes who has mustered a measly 208 minutes of league action this season without a goal. The Belgium star has agreed a move to Tianjin Quanjian?where he?is set to?net a stonking salary of 18 million Euros a year – which comes in at a tick under £300,000 a week. MARSEILLE are lining up an ambitious bid to bring back Dimitri Payet in the January transfer window, according to reports in France.