BARCELONA are keen to tie three promising academy prospects to long-term contracts and ward off Premier League interest, according to reports in Catalonia. 1Monacos run the last eight of the Champions League has put a number of the clubs young stars into the limelight and Bernardo Silva is no exception. Getty Images7James Rodriguez has not featured much for Real Madrid under Zinedine ZidaneAP:Associate. 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. Smalling’s unknown knock has left Jose Mourinho in a tricky situation as he becomes the sevent. Everton's Romelu Lukaku defends comments about his futuremost readdiamonds are foreverChelsea's new Nike kit leaked online. Rex Features5Gareth Southgate admitted Wilfried Zaha was the first player he spoke to when he was ma. Getty Images8Lamine Gassama was attacked by a pitch invaderThe shocking image of Ivory Coast star La. Getty Images7Real Madrid could make James Rodriguez part of any bid to sign Eden HazardZinedine Zida. he temperature sucked the oxygen from your lungs so quick even jogging on the spot was a challenge.