The Brazilian has been linked with a move to the La Liga giants in recent weeks as the club prepare to bolster their attack in the summer transfer window. score out of five — the closer to five, the more likely the transfer is to happen. ruggled to fill in when Cristiano Ronaldo or Gareth Bale have been injured — with the likes of Lucas Vazquez used instead. The defensive midfielder, 22, would offer competition to NGolo Kante as the Blues first-choice holding midfielder. t teamManchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Everton among the interested parties, and the starlets contract runs out at the end of June. You have a conversation with the manager and you understand his decisions and maybe what you need to do to get into the next squad. 1It has not been a vintage season for diminutive playmaker Philippe Coutinho but the Brazilian has still managed six goals and five assists for Liverpool this term. He called me for a five-minute chat and told me, ‘Even if youre not in the squad, Ill still phone you. 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 He is highly-regarded by the Portuguese coach and his staff, but the chance of playing regularly as No1 could be something he finds too hard to resist. ansfer blogSouthgate revealed: He was the first player I went to see when I got the job permanently but he had already made his mind up.