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. “You can accept being on the bench if it is temporary, or if things can be turned around. CHRIS SMALLING is pictured for the first time since picking up an injury whilst away on international duty with England and is wearing a leg brace. Getty Images12Alexandre Lacazette has reportedly verbally agreed to join Atletico MadridEden Hazard – Chelsea to Real Madrid – 3. ansfer blogIts said that Ramos wants to experience playing against the teen sensation in order to see if hed fit the bill at the Santiago Bernabeu. He has played almost 400 games for Sporting, winning the Portuguese league in 2015. 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 The Reds will lay on a private jet to help Brazil duo Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino get back to the UK as quickly?as possible ahead of the Merseyside derby. es in cryo-chamber as Sunderland star looks to stay fitAnd Defoe celebrated his return from almost four years on the international scrapheap with Englands opener? in the 2-0 win over Lithuania. And Italian giants Roma and AC Milan are prepared to offer him an escape route if the Frenchman does decide to leave. -year-old Sam Johnstone moved to Aston Villa on loan in JanuaryPA:Press Association Archive5Sam Johnstone is third-choice goalkeeper at Manchester UnitedReuters5Sam Johnstone has kept five clean sheets in his last six matches for Aston Villa“If theres an opportunity that we can get him to play more next season I would love to do it.