The leaders know they are able to go in with a straight cash offer without having to offload any of their players, and they are now favourites to get their man. tional reportedly told he will have the No2 shirt at Old Trafford if the move goes ahead. losing such an influential player they are willing to loan Murphy back to Norwich, which will give them time to find a replacement come the summer transfer window. Barcelona are also watching the situation from afar — but they are in no position to compete with their Clasico rivals financially unless they sell a big player. Chelsea sold Oscar to Shanghai SIPG – which officially went through today – for £52m … but the Brazil midfielder was not first-choice under Antonio Conte. The Belgian striker,? rated at £80m, equalled the legendary Duncan Fergusons 72 goals for the club. d convinced Jose Mourinho he didnt need to sign a new central defender in January. majority of the season through injuryBank holiday Monday Premier League preview including West Ham v Man Utd ]But Carroll, who turns 28 on Friday, said: No, no, I dont know where that came from. He said: We have communicated very clearly that we wont sell Christian and that hes very much part of our plans. The Bosnia and Herzegovina international has been impressive since arriving from Roma last summer in a move in the region of £25million.