Southampton boss Claude Puel was keen on landing the maverick on a loan deal in January but admitted he was out of his price range. BARCELONA are keen to tie three promising academy prospects to long-term contracts and ward off Premier League interest, according to reports in Catalonia. Rex Features5Gareth Southgate admitted Wilfried Zaha was the first player he spoke to when he was ma. Normally a left winger, Perisic can play in a more advanced role off the main striker, on the right-hand side or through the middle. Getty Images5Gareth Southgate claims Wilfried Zaha does not have the passion to play for EnglandBut the Crystal Palace star, capped twice by England, still jumped ship. 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. us fixtures, results and live match commentarySmalling was spotted wearing all black in a hoodie, shorts and trainers with his leg brace on show. tico MadridChelsea are also in the running to sign Griezmann, but Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte will have to meet the forwards £86million release clause if they want to bring him to England. Im English and proud to be English — part of your identity as a national team has to be pride in the shirt. The France international is a big-money target for Manchester United this summer after becoming an integral part of Diego Simeones side.