The Russian club are bankrolled by Gazprom and signed the Belgian and Brazil star Hulk, who coincidentally now also plays in China for Shanghai SIPG, in a combined £64m deal. But manager Max Allegri and his stars were hard at work as they bid to become the first side to win Serie A six seasons in a row. He sees Pepe as the perfect cover player, an experienced head to help mould United’s current d. 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. But Bayern are likely to reject that and hold out for closer to £40m. Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has also been linked with a move recently. United are reportedly not keen to shell out ?£42million on an unproven defender, after Phil Jones an. Getty Images3Jesus Navas is on the verge of rejoining Sevilla in JanuaryThe 31-year-old is now free . Klopp has been forced to look elsewhere for midfield reinforcements after former club Borussia Dortm. He said: We have communicated very clearly that we wont sell Christian and that hes very much part of our plans.