Im English and proud to be English — part of your identity as a national team has to be pride in the shirt. Defoe admitted: It broke my heart when I was left out of the squad for the Euros last year because I felt Id done enough to be involved. It was initially thought Chelsea boss Antonio Conte would swoop for Franck Kessie but they were put off by his price-tag. JOHN HARTSON has urged Arsenal to sign Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann…even though he knows they will never spend that much on a player. The defensive midfielder, 22, would offer competition to NGolo Kante as the Blues first-choice holding midfielder. The terrible scenes ruined a friendly match which saw Liverpool’s Sadio Mane give Senegal the lead from the penalty spot. ROMA and AC Milan are both interested in signing Hatem Ben Arfa following the winger’s latest come-get-me plea. Getty Images3Ivan Rakitic could be used as part of the deal for Barcelona to secure Liverpool's. However, he is not short of admirers, with Manchester United and Liverpool among the big European names keen on the 25-year-old. Reflecting on the possibility of international retirement, Ramos added: I have not even thought about it yet.