osta was set to LEAVE Chelsea this summer - before Antonio Conte talked him round Buoyed by the massive payout after selling Oscar for £60million, Conte will lodge an initial bid of around £34m for the Bayern Munich star. However, the possibility of signing another of worlds biggest names may entice United to make a statement. Initially, Eric Bailly and Daley Blind were the established duo, before Chris Smalling came into contention and eventually replaced the Dutch utility man. as been a frustrating season so fat for West Ham midfielder, Dimitri PayetRelated StoriesArt appreciationArturo Vidal drops sensational Chelsea hint by liking Instagram post linking him with January Blues switchFAT CATSSunderland manager David Moyes demands funds from owner Ellis Short as the club gears up for relegation scrap'I love the club'Andy Carroll insists he will not chase Chinese millions as future lies in East End not Far Eastdeal me inArsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and ALL Premier League clubs - get the latest transfer news, updates and gossipLiverpool to Kop JimThe Reds are in hunt for £22m Benfica striker Raul Jimenez to bolster attacking options Keep up-to-date with all the latest transfer news and gossip ahead of the January window with SunSport’s daily LIVE blog. hought to be in talks with the Serie A leaders over a new deal — despite revealing there had been no progress just last month. Getty Images17Malang Sarr broke into the Nice first-team at just 17Getty Images17Premier League club. tures, results and live match commentaryRelated Articleslindel-onVictor Lindelof's transfer to Manchester United still ON, according to reports in Portuguese pressreds are jam-in'Manchester United line up summer swoop for Real Madrid's James Rodriguez - and are told he'll cost ?£50mSchneid moveEverton's pursuit of Morgan Schneiderlin looks doomed with Man United preferring to sell abroadMARC OF RESPECTJose Mourinho tells Marcus Rashford he has faith in him - and will not be buying another strikerLISTEN TO WHOAnthony Martial poses happily with girlfriend on New Year's Eve only hours after being warned by Jose Mourinho Zlatan Ibrahimovic also rates his fellow Swede, asked recently about the development of his fellow countryman, the striker was more than complimentary. SunSport has been told United see Everton as rivals despite being nine points ahead of the Toffees in the table and could sell the midfielder to Inter Milan instead. art to join Liverpool with Champions League footballItalian StallionsSix Italian-based youngsters who can help Serie A soar back to the top of world footballBOOKIES 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 winsKARREN BRADYI don't know why Swansea sacked Garry Monk in the first place, he was doing a very good job Tottenham are also believed to be keen but Nourinho believes the player he managed while bossing Real would prefer a switch to Old Trafford. ed what the Brazilian is all aboutThree goals and an assist early on showed what he was all about, driving in off the flank, running at defenders and testing goalkeepers from distance with both feet.