OUR hugely popular daily Striker cartoon continues. And he is convinced he is finally going to get a fair crack of the whip from Southgate, after being overlooked by previous England boss Roy Hodgson. CHRIS SMALLING is pictured for the first time since picking up an injury whilst away on international duty with England and is wearing a leg brace. Rakitic, 28, has fallen out of favour at the Nou Camp in recent weeks and the club will not stop him if he wants to leave. Former Tottenham star Sigurdsson, 27, has openly spoken about his desire leave south Wales and move to one of Europe’s big teams. The Villans chief has already approached his old club Manchester United in an attempt to steal a march on his rivals and turn his current loan move into a long-term switch. Manchester United and Chelsea are both keen on signing Griezmann, and teammate Gameiro admits he could go. 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 Defoe, who has banged in 14 Premier League goals for the struggling Black Cats this term,? became the sixth-oldest scorer in Englands? history on Sunday. The 24-year-old Croatian has only made 15 Serie A starts for the Nerazzurri this season and would add more creative flair to the Red Devils midfield. Uniteds travelling support have been accused of singing Chelsea Rent Boys during the 1-0 FA? Cup quarter-final defeat at Stamford Bridge on March 13.