Hes now more comfortable in the role – and hes got that from playing. ebut for the Blues but has been an unused substitute in the EFL Cup twice this season. Smalling’s unknown knock has left Jose Mourinho in a tricky situation as he becomes the sevent. SAM JOHNSTONE is wanted by Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce in a £3million permanent deal. Sigurdsson scores great break-away goal for Swansea against SouthamptonReuters3Gylfi Sigurdsson is a. The knock has meant he has not been able to join up with France on international duty. 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 He is highly-regarded by the Portuguese coach and his staff, but the chance of playing regularly as No1 could be something he finds too hard to resist. Coutinho has established himself as one of the Reds key men since moving from Inter Milan in 2013. 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. Boss Gareth Southgate is worried about the injury-plagued stars ability to play two games in a week.