However, Crystal Palace are said to have firm interest in the 32-year-old and come January who is to say his mind will not have changed. David Squires on … José Mourinho's Manchester hotel woes Read moreJosé Mourinho, concerned by the injury sustained to Eric Bailly and the deficiencies of his other centre-halves, is lining up a €50m bid for the Atlético Madrid centre-back José Giménez. The 21-year-old Uruguayan has not been finding life at the Calderón plain sailing, failing to get back into Diego Simeone’s team after an injury in September. Sticking with defenders, reports in Germany suggest Schalke’s Sead Kolasinac is being courted by Chelsea, Liverpool and West Brom. That should be a no brainer for the 23-year-old left-back: a move to join notoriously wing-back shy Tony Pulis at The Hawthorns.

Source: The Guardian November 02, 2016 08:40 UTC