Bruce said: “Everyone agrees that Sam needed to go and play football. The defensive midfielder, 22, would offer competition to NGolo Kante as the Blues first-choice holding midfielder. 1Monacos run the last eight of the Champions League has put a number of the clubs young stars into the limelight and Bernardo Silva is no exception. Action Images12Dominic Solanke is to leave Chelsea at the end of the season after failing to agree terms on a new dealTiemoue Bakayoko – Monaco to Chelsea – 2. GARETH SOUTHGATE says Wilfried Zaha did not have the passion to play for England. England football fans sing Jermain Defoe song in pub in GermanyThe Sun. PSGThe ex-Newcastle man has started just five Ligue 1 matches this season and has yet to find the back of the net. The deals include James Rodriguez to Liverpool, Antoine Griezmann to Manchester United and Eden Hazard to Real Madrid. Getty Images5Liverpool are hopeful of getting a bumper deal for the defenderLiverpool manager Jürgen Klopp thinks Pep Guardiola has more emotion because he is SpanishThe Sun. Normally a left winger, Perisic can play in a more advanced role off the main striker, on the right-hand side or through the middle.