And Payet, 29, admitted in an interview conducted in December that he found the Ligue 1 sides project to be of interest. The Swede?travelled for the recent cup clash with Paco de Ferreira, but was left out of the squad. ociation6Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy (right) is widely known as one of the shrewdest negotiators in footballWorld Cup-winner Zidane was the star attacking midfielder of Juventus and Real during his heyday and won the biggest prize in international football in 1998 as well as Euro 2000. und flatly refused to start any negotiations over star teenager Christian Pulisic. 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. .EmaGiulianelliRelated storiesdeal me inArsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and ALL Premier League c. Everton 3 Southampton 0: Valencia, Baines and Lukaku end it late onGetty Images3Virgil van Dijk?coul. am PSTIt is most likely that United will try and drive the asking price down though - with ?£42m looking expensive for a central defender who is unproven in Europes top leagues. PA:Press Association3Diego Costa has been in scintillating form for Chelsea this season with 14 goal. d convinced Jose Mourinho he didnt need to sign a new central defender in January.