He is close to 100 appearances for the London side, and has scored 25 times in all competitions. Under Sir Alex Ferguson, there was an imposing centre-back pairing throughout. AXEL WITSEL is?the maddest example yet that money has gone mad in China. arted just six times this season, hes come off the bench five times and has three goals and five league assists, plus a hat-trick in the cup. But Bayern are likely to reject that and hold out for closer to £40m. term future of Kieran Gibbs at Arsenal is unclearThe fact Gibbs would need to be moved on before Arsenal could make a formal offer for Rodriguez has handed the initiative to Chelsea in the battle for his signature. 016Reports suggest that Jose Mourinho is still keen to bring Lindelof to Manchester United – for the right price, with “significant progress being made in the transfer. 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. And Payet, 29, admitted in an interview conducted in December that he found the Ligue 1 sides project to be of interest. But the Old Lady were gazzumped by yet another bumper offer from the Far East.