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. g since the crop which stormed to two Champions League successes under Pep Guardiola. Cucurella is considered the most urgent of the three to tie down, despite his willingness to stay with the club. He called me for a five-minute chat and told me, ‘Even if youre not in the squad, Ill still phone you. And Defoe admitted: Im not going to lie, I was just as confident. The defensive midfielder, 22, would offer competition to NGolo Kante as the Blues first-choice holding midfielder. Getty Images3Jack Wilshere has been warned by Gareth Southgate to prove his fitness before returning. 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 Jermain Defoe shadow boxes in cryo-chamber as Sunderland star looks to stay fitScott Parker swears by 3min 33sec, while Scotlands midweek hero Chris Martin endures a mere 3. lmost always the star man in the Swansea teamA source told SunSport: Rafa knows he cant just go out there and buy the biggest names in their first season back - but Gylfi would be a good-value addition to his squad. The alleged chants have been used by opposing fans for years but police are determined to take the complaint seriously.