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. 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. ry of 18 million Euros a year – which comes in at a tick under £300,000 a week. Getty Images4Chelsea have made contact with the agent of Ricardo Rodriguez over a January move to St. Mario Balotelli misses a late penalty for Nice against Lyon in Ligue 1Reuters17The 19-year-old is al. the contract situation just after Juventus defeat to AC Milan in the Italian Super Cup on December 23, he said: I havent signed anything yet. s are already paying attention and that interest is only going to grow and growKylian Mbappe, Monaco, 18Kylian Mbappe burst on to the scene last season, breaking Thierry Henrys record as Monacos youngest ever goalscorer. 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. The influential midfielder featured 11 times for the Gunners before his injury, as he picked up the knock in their 6-0 win over Ludogorets. in November that he would be joining JuventusGetty Images5Oscar was welcomed with flowers in China today after moving to Shanghai SIPG5Carlos Tevez will be the world’s highest paid player at Shanghai ShenhuaWitsel today explained his decision to Tuttosport, saying: “It was a very difficult decision because on one hand there was a great team and a top club like Juventus.