have clearly benefited from sticking to a settled XI – that a total lack of European football has allowed them to do – but theyre destined to return to the competition next season when they will been a couple of stars in each position. United are reportedly not keen to shell out ?£42million on an unproven defender, after Phil Jones an. Mauricio Pochettino said of Alli last month: Alli has big potential to improve. But with?Les Canaris floundering at the bottom end of Ligue 1, the midfielder is earning rave reviews. He sees Pepe as the perfect cover player, an experienced head to help mould United’s current d. Then who knows, maybe one day in the future our paths will finally meet. link up with his old Saints boss Ronald Koeman at Goodison Park to kick start his career after falling down the pecking order behind Paul Pogba, Ander Herrera, Michael Carrick and Marouane Fellaini. an eye on the Zenit midfielder whose contract is up in the summer and has made it clear he is desperate for a move. his time on the benchrelated articlesRelegation scrapBoro 0 Leicester 0: George Friend's mazy run ignites Riverside but shot is sprayed high and wideBOOKIES BEWAREWith nearly a full New Year's fixture list for punters to have a flutter on, we reveal Britain's top ten hotspots for football accumulator winsRudy's Prem returnAston Villa striker Rudy Gestede set for £6m move to Middlesbroughbidding warWhat are the biggest football transfers of all time, and what are the British records Goals of the Week : Watch the finest strikes from the Premier League WeekReuters3Jordan Rhodes is set to leave Boro in the January transfer windowHis arrival is set to spell the end for Jordan Rhodes who has mustered a measly 208 minutes of league action this season without a goal. However, injuries and a lack of form saw the trio in and out of the team.