Standing at around 6ft 4in, he is a monster of a centre-back who dominates in the air. A source told SunSport: Costas agent Jorge Mendes was working on the deal for Tianjin but Chelsea have said ‘no to the bid. And Payet, 29, admitted in an interview conducted in December that he found the Ligue 1 sides project to be of interest. ted executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and the players agent until deadline day on January 31. Both Jurgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino have scouted the winger, receiving glowing reports that Murphy is a player with bags of potential. reluctant to sell him after Axel Witsel chose to move to China instead of moving to the Serie A giants. Yet, while the pair have been relatively imperious, there will still be major question marks over the duo’s long-term reliability. Los Blancos were initially banned for two transfer windows, along with their cross-town rivals Atlet. PAUL DYBALA has told Florentino Perez he will move to Real Madrid, according to reports in Spain. In 2012, Witsel?made a surprise move from Benfica to the oil riches of Zenit St Petersburg.