The French international seems destined to leave Spain in the summer, and the former Gunners forward believes the 26-year-old is just the type of player they need. However, he is not short of admirers, with Manchester United and Liverpool among the big European names keen on the 25-year-old. ansfer blogWith Arsene Wenger’s future unclear, there is no hint of whether this is a Wenger target or someone else. Reuters9Jermain Defoe is on fire in front of goal thanks to an ice-cold treatmentBut the pain has been worth it, as he is now back in Englands World Cup plans at the age of 34. The defender also missed a recovery session and interrupted boss Jurgen Klopp during an interview on a team visit to Alcatraz. transfer blogHere are the 10 hottest Whispers right now…James Rodriguez – Real Madrid to Liverpool – 4. West Ham, Everton and Southampton are also all interested in snapping up the Icelandic ace, who also starred for his country at Euro 2016. And Defoe admitted: Im not going to lie, I was just as confident. Johnstone is currently third choice goalkeeper at United behind David De Gea and Sergio Romero. AP:Associated Press3Tiemoue Bakayoko played a key part in knocking Manchester City out of the Champi.