ansfer blogSouthgate revealed: He was the first player I went to see when I got the job permanently but he had already made his mind up. Bruce said: “Everyone agrees that Sam needed to go and play football. I want to feel like there is competition in this teamI am a competitor, I am a champion. The former Chelsea star, 34, has struggled at times this season and with No 2 David Ospina not able to seize control of the position, the club have apparently found their new man. He called me for a five-minute chat and told me, ‘Even if youre not in the squad, Ill still phone you. and in the England pecking orderRex Features4Gareth Southgate says the defender must regain his place at club level to be in England’s starting XIPA:Press Association4Luke Shaw has failed to impress Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho this seasonHe has only made 15 appearances for United in all-competitions this season. Meanwhile, Alena, is a midfielder who shot to prominence following a super goal against Roma in the Uefa Youth League back in 2015. 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. Barcelona manager Luis Enrique wakes up a journalist sleeping at his press conferenceThe Sun. 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.