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. It is expected to be a record-breaking summer and SunSport will be here to bring you each and every update. Getty Images3Ivan Rakitic could be used as part of the deal for Barcelona to secure Liverpool's. Keep up to date with ALL the Chelsea news, gossip, transfers and goals on our club page plus fixture. 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. However, he is not short of admirers, with Manchester United and Liverpool among the big European names keen on the 25-year-old. He told BBC World Service: “If he does stay he needs to go after the big players and he needs to make Arsenal competitive again in these next two years. I had three days to pick a squad in October, so I was always going to pick players I knew. 4Sam says he would put himself through the freezing torture againRex Features4Veteran Sunderland and. de England bossPA Wire5Wilfried Zahas reputation within the FA was damaged because of a perception he had a bad attitude at the Under-21 Championships in 2013Although Im always willing to sit down with players, it should be them coming to us.