The Frenchman had been waiting for a new deal for months, despite being arguably the best goalkeeper in the Premier League. Conte looked at the defender last season when arrived but the club prioritised deals for David Luiz, Alonso and NGolo Kante. Under Sir Alex Ferguson, there was an imposing centre-back pairing throughout. The transfer would be the third joint highest in world football, equalling the £80m deal that brought Ronaldo to Real Madrid from Man Utd in 2009. us fixtures, results and live match commentaryMourinho knows the player well and is hoping to steal a march on everyone else interested by making an early offer. ke his debut in?Boro’s FA Cup third round clash against Sheffield Wednesday next weekend according to the Daily Mail. But the Portuguese media keep stressing that the move to United is still on, with the Sweden interna. 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. REAL MADRID are putting in place incredible plans to land Tottenham’s Dele Alli – in their third swoop on Spurs in recent years. Watford 1-4 Tottenham : Spurs go into the top 4 for the first time this seasonRelated Articles Speci.