And Vicente Calderon teammate Gameiro – who also plays with Griezmann for France – reckons the chances of linking up in attack next season are starting to look slim. The 27-year-olds superb displays for the Eagles mean his parent club are confident they can recoup MORE than the £18million he cost them from Paris Saint-Germain. He said: The intensity of the modern game means the physical demands on the players are so high these days. He has played almost 400 games for Sporting, winning the Portuguese league in 2015. Getty Images7Carles Puyol is a Barcelona icon who graduated through club’s academyRex Features. ashfordNews Group Newspapers Ltd9Defoe looked in prime condition alongside younger stars like Adam LallanaI love playing for my country. Keep up to date with ALL the Chelsea news, gossip, transfers and goals on our club page plus fixture. worst team ever for selling players before they reached their prime Rex Features3Chelsea remain excited at the partnership the Monaco midfielder could forge with N’Golo KanteBakayoko played a crucial part in knocking City out of the Champions League by scoring in their 3-1 second-leg win. Bruce said: “Everyone agrees that Sam needed to go and play football. The radio station claims that the Gunners will make a £13million bid for the 29-year-old this summer.