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. Chelsea, meanwhile, are also interested in signing Neymar, but will not entertain paying the release clause. Southgate said: He was a bit tight before the game and at half-time, so that was in my mind. SAM JOHNSTONE is wanted by Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce in a £3million permanent deal. He said: The intensity of the modern game means the physical demands on the players are so high these days. “We know that Arsenal wont sign him but theyve got to. 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. strongly linked with big moves to Man Utd and ChelseaHe told Omnisport: I cant say that [Griezmann is my best team-mate ever] because I played with [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic, [David] Beckham… great players at PSG. 4Sam says he would put himself through the freezing torture againRex Features4Veteran Sunderland and. Enrique is leaving in the summer after the pressure of managing Barca became too much.