In 2012, Witsel?made a surprise move from Benfica to the oil riches of Zenit St Petersburg. The Premier League leaders have made contact with the left-back’s agent to sound out whether he would be willing to make a January transfer window switch to Stamford Bridge. ico Madrid, but successfully appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a reduction to one. Clash descends into chaos Getty Images17Saint-Maximin had a failed loan spell in Germany at Hannover. he recent emergence of Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo as a successful centre-back pairing means United could put any deal off until the summer. Getty Images17Maxime Lopez is one of Ligue 1’s brightest new starsThe more they feature, the quicker they are linked with moves abroad – its the cycle of life. Former Spurs chief Andre Villas-Boas is in charge, who bossed Witsel during two years in charge of Zenit. d convinced Jose Mourinho he didnt need to sign a new central defender in January. Inter boss Stefano Pioli?are also keen on Atalanta midfielder Roberto Gagliardini, who has impressed this?season in Serie A. 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.