And Italian giants Roma and AC Milan are prepared to offer him an escape route if the Frenchman does decide to leave. But that means another 18 months of punishment and self-denial for the former Spurs and West Ham star. And Defoe admitted: Im not going to lie, I was just as confident. Marca claim that, for Real Madrid to sign Hazard, they must sell Rodriguez, and could solve that issue by offering the Colombian to Chelsea as part of any deal. 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. THE?January transfer window is now slammed shut and Premier League clubs have done their business for the?2016-17 season. BARCELONA are keen to tie three promising academy prospects to long-term contracts and ward off Premier League interest, according to reports in Catalonia. The keeper, who has 57 caps, was named in the team of the tournament, saved a penalty in the quarter. RB Leipzig have been the surprise package in the Bundesliga this season and were briefly top before Bayern Munich took over in December. -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.