And after an upturn in form over recent weeks, combined with interest from Serie A and the Saints, Liverpool believe they can still get a bumper fee for the defender. And the Italians former club, Paris Saint-Germain, are also ready to join the bidding war for the former Monaco ace. The injury seems to be worse than first feared as he was seen walking in Cheshire following a meal with his girlfriend as Manchester United’s injury list tots up. It helps to have her around to drive me on but its not easy. Getty Images7Carles Puyol is a Barcelona icon who graduated through club’s academyRex Features. Chelsea, meanwhile, are also interested in signing Neymar, but will not entertain paying the release clause. And, given Messis amazing scoring exploits this season, he isnt going anywhere soon. strongly linked with big moves to Man Utd and ChelseaHe told Omnisport: I cant say that [Griezmann is my best team-mate ever] because I played with [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic, [David] Beckham… great players at PSG. I told the lads before the game that Id get a chance with the cut-back in the box and thats exactly what happened. I always thought that I could still score goals at this level but I was trying to be realistic and, with the previous manager, it didnt feel like I was getting an opportunity.