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. West Ham, Everton and Southampton are also all interested in snapping up the Icelandic ace, who also starred for his country at Euro 2016. Keep up to date with ALL the Liverpool news, gossip, transfers and goals on our club page plus fixtu. 4Sam says he would put himself through the freezing torture againRex Features4Veteran Sunderland and. us fixtures, results and live match commentaryThe 20-time English champions would offer him a better “financial and football opportunity than is available to him at Barcelona — and meet the £173million buy-out clause. Because his Three Lions appearances were in friendlies, he was still free to switch allegiance to the country of his birth. The bushy-haired left-back looks a little like a young Carles Puyol, and even has the same first name. 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 Getty Images7James Rodriguez react during Colombia’s World Cup qualifier with BoliviaGetty Images7Eden Hazard is Real Madrid’s No. Getty Images3Philippe Coutinho has been linked with a summer move to BarcelonaPlayer of the Week : C. However, at Old Trafford, he would become the clubs No.