REAL MADRID star Pepe is wanted by Manchester United. Getty Images4Chelsea have made contact with the agent of Ricardo Rodriguez over a January move to St. In the absence of Lassana Diarra, the youth product has stepped up and taken control. ARSENAL are locked in contract negotiations?with their star man Alexis Sanchez but Juventus are ready to pounce for the South American. twice as strong Blues make it 13 wins in a rowRodriguez, 24, has impressed both clubs with his displays in the Bundesliga this season having also performed well at last summers European Championship. Like current Kop stars Adam Lallana, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firminho, the Swede is supremely versatile and can play almost anywhere outside of defence. of the campaign as they look to chase down the seven points that separates them from sixth placed Sheffield Wednesday and where they sit in 12th spot. It appeared the deal was dead as the recent impressive performances of Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo ha. hought to be in talks with the Serie A leaders over a new deal — despite revealing there had been no progress just last month. 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.