Keep up to date with ALL the FOOTBALL news, gossip and transfers on our pageJermain Defoe shadow box. strongly linked with big moves to Man Utd and ChelseaHe told Omnisport: I cant say that [Griezmann is my best team-mate ever] because I played with [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic, [David] Beckham… great players at PSG. It was a well-deserved reward for his refusal to give up hope of representing his country again and the gruelling regime he has pushed himself through to achieve his ambition. However, the trio were unable to celebrate as all three went to England with the Spain U-19 squad for the 2017 European Championship Elite Round. Rakitic, 28, has fallen out of favour at the Nou Camp in recent weeks and the club will not stop him if he wants to leave. PA:Press Association3Monaco’s Tiemoue Bakayoko will reportedly sign for Chelsea in a £35m deal. 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. But the midfielder is building a reputation in the French top flight as being one of the most consistent performers in Monaco’s talented team. Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha scores a screamer of a goal against HullRex Features5Wilfried Za. I have a better understanding of my body thanks to all the sports science and I know when I need to have a rest day and when I need to work hard.