The Brazilian has been linked with a move to the La Liga giants in recent weeks as the club prepare to bolster their attack in the summer transfer window. The attacker has returned to form for Antonio Contes side this season, scoring 11 times in the league to fire Chelsea to the Premier League summit. 9; £35m fee with Monaco for midfield star Tiemoue Bakayoko on lucrative five-year dealinter and outInter Milan may be worst team ever for selling players before they reached their prime Defoe, who has banged in 14 Premier League goals for the struggling Black Cats this term,? became the sixth-oldest scorer in Englands? history on Sunday. Spectators jumped fences to breach security before violence in the terraces boiled over onto the turf, which forced the referee into abandoning the match after 88 minutes. The 26-year-old will command a far greater fee this summer with a reported £73million release clause in his contract to ward off potential suitors. There is also the looming return of Wojciech Szczesny, who returns on loan from Roma this summer. PA:Press Association9The forward not only offers goals but also huge experience to share with young . The knock has meant he has not been able to join up with France on international duty. Bruce said: “Everyone agrees that Sam needed to go and play football. ansfer blogSouthgate overlooked the Arsenal midfielder for the recent games with Germany and Lithuania but remains a massive fan of the player.