Coutinho has scored seven goals and provided seven assists in 27 appearances for Liverpool this term. He said: The intensity of the modern game means the physical demands on the players are so high these days. rb displays for the Eagles mean his parent club are confident they can recoup MORE than the £18million he cost them from Paris Saint-Germain. es in cryo-chamber as Sunderland star looks to stay fitAnd Defoe celebrated his return from almost four years on the international scrapheap with Englands opener? in the 2-0 win over Lithuania. Manager Southgate tried to convince the winger, 24, not to feature for Ivory Coast in Januarys African Nations Cup. Chelsea, meanwhile, are also interested in signing Neymar, but will not entertain paying the release clause. , despite adding that Mbappe would be a great addition to Real Madrids star-studded squad. 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 Both first-team regulars Eric Bailly and Marcos Rojo have come through unscathed so far whilst on international, whilst youngster Axel Tuanzebe is also available. However, the trio were unable to celebrate as all three went to England with the Spain U-19 squad for the 2017 European Championship Elite Round.