A striker with 22 goals to his name this season who could answer Chelsea's problems has been asked about their interest - and his response is not encouraging
The frontman has certainly hit the ground running at Sporting since his €24m (£20m) move from Coventry last summer, scoring 20 goals in just 24 outings in all competitions
The central defender has featured 21 times in all competitions so far this season, scoring twice and also providing an assist
The Blues are currently being stopped from completing the £69.2million snare due to Arsenal's January transfer dealings
The elite striker is being tracked by both Arsenal and Chelsea, and seems to have made his mind up on returning to England
Chelsea have told a Europa League outfit they want to sign two of their players - prompting a response of how much to pay for them
"I can’t guarantee anything, what I can say is what they tell me and that is any player only leaves through the clause."
The defender has declared it is 'inevitable' that he will return to a country he has played in before - but will that be before or after retirement?
The versatile attacker could take the next step of his career in January and Arsenal and Tottenham have joined the race to provide it
Two new suitors have joined the race for the 25-year-old by watching his performances this season, but Newcastle might still view his position as one to reinforce
Having admitted a year ago he would like to play abroad, the Postecoglou misfit now has the chance to go full circle
The St James' Park outfit are known to have admired the 22-year-old for some time but face major compettion from Liverpool and Man Utd for his signature
The state of play for the rising star's contract situation has been explained after he quickly became of interest to the Premier League's top two from last season
Welbeck struck in the second half to ensure the Gunners maintained their 100% record in this season's Europa League.
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