CHELSEA are on the verge of beating Manchester United to the signing of Tiemoue Bakayoko. It was a well-deserved reward for his refusal to give up hope of representing his country again and the gruelling regime he has pushed himself through to achieve his ambition. Nothing is too hard for me as I know the feeling I get scoring goals still outweighs all the negatives. I have a lot of massages and ice baths, which I dont want but I know that Ill be rewarded at the weekend. West Ham, Everton and Southampton are also all interested in snapping up the Icelandic ace, who also starred for his country at Euro 2016. Getty Images7James Rodriguez has not featured much for Real Madrid under Zinedine ZidaneAP:Associate. Getty Images3Kevin Gameiro admits he doesn’t know if Antoine Griezmann will be staying at Atle. ts fan Bradley LoweryGetty Images9Lowery is a huge Mackems fan and an even bigger fan of his favourite playerRex Features9Defoe has gone out of his way to make every moment special for the terminally ill ladAnd Defoe revealed he felt a special responsibility to score after leading the team out with his little pal Bradley Lowery, the terminally ill five-year-old Sunderland fan who has captured the hearts of the nation. Reuters9Jermain Defoe is on fire in front of goal thanks to an ice-cold treatmentBut the pain has been worth it, as he is now back in Englands World Cup plans at the age of 34. 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 Former England winger Wilfried Zaha scores a wondergoal for the Ivory CoastZaha was born in Abidjan but moved to London when he was four.