Valverde knows the 23 - year - old well from his previous stint in charge at Bilbao, with the defensive ace making 205
appearances for the club since 2012 after coming through the youth ranks, while he's represented France from U17 level through to the U21s.
Lacazette became the first Arsenal player to score in his first three home league
appearances for the club since Brian Marwood in September 1988.
The winger has made only 17
appearances for the club since his move from Hajduk Split in the summer transfer window; a tally which has seemingly underwhelmed and frustrated him immensely.
Nicolas Anelka has not made any competitive
appearance for any club since 2015 which is the year when the Frenchman left Mumbai City.
Fellaini has been on the sidelines through injury recently, making his first
appearance for his club since late November in the 2 - 0 victory over Derby County in the Emirates FA Cup on Friday evening.
Not exact matches
The 30 - year - old joined Marseille back in 2007, and has
since gone on to make over 300
appearances for the
club, and is currently France's second choice goalkeeper behind Tottenham's Hugo Lloris.
The 36 - year - old, who has been without a
club since his contract at Ajax expired last summer, made 40 league
appearances for Spurs from 2005 - 07, netting once.
The England international joined Arsene Wenger at Arsenal in 2005 as a teenager, and has
since gone on to make 390
appearances for the north London
club.
The 20 - year - old, who made just one
appearance as a substitute
for Germany during the Euro U21 tournament earlier in the summer, missed the entire 2014 - 15 campaign as he recovered from a serious knee injury sustained in the previous season and it's been well over a year
since his last competitive game
for the
club.
The 29 - year - old front - man has been on the books at Real Madrid
since all the way back in 2009, going on to score 182 goals in 375
appearances for the
club in a distinguished career.
The Middlesbrough born winger has amassed 172
appearances for Wolves
since he joined the
club in the summer of 2007.
And now in light of interest in the player from the Rossoneri, Liverpool head coach Brendan Rodgers may have to move quickly if he still wishes to land Eriksen, who has been with the Dutch side
for his whole career to date, netting 30 goals in total in his 156
appearances for Ajax
since making his debut
for the
club in January 2010.
Vermaelen has seldom seen the field
since moving to Camp Nou though, only making a handful of
appearances for the
club over the past two seasons.
UMBC is going dancing
for the first time in a decade on the strength of a wicked Jairus Lyles three pointer to punch his Retrievers through to the
club's first big dance
appearance since 2008.
The 21 - year - old has struggled to establish himself at Old Trafford following his # 15m move in January 2013 and
since then has managed just four
appearances for the
club.
The Portuguese winger has scored 25 goals in 147
appearances for the Red Devils, but hasn't featured
for the
club since Louis van Gaal's first Premier League game in charge — a 2 - 1 defeat to Swansea City.
The 26 - year - old Serbian has been the mainstay of the Westfalensatdion defence
since he arrived at the
club back in 2008, making 244
appearances for the
club, but has had issues with a back problem of late which has left the former Mainz man restricted to just one Bundesliga start thus far this term.
Podolski has enjoyed the last 18 months
since his move from Bayern Munich to the
club he played
for from age 10 to 21 and has managed a very impressive 14 goals in 15 Bundesliga
appearances thus far this season and Comolli will advise Kenny Dalglish to put forward a bid that meets Koln's reported $ 20m (# 16.6 m) valuation.
Mandzukic has been a huge success
since moving to Bayern Munich, scoring 44 goals in 78
appearances, but is seemingly set
for a period warming the bench and the forward is said to be unhappy at the
club's decision to sign another forward.
Cazorla has made 168
appearances for the Londoners
since joining from Malaga in 2012, scoring 27 goals and contributing 42 assists during his four seasons at the
club.
The 35 - year - old has been with the
club since 1998 and has made over 700
appearances for them
since, which in turn has cemented his position as a
club legend.
He has
since made 186
appearances for the
club, scoring 16 goals.
Southampton would probably be the best chance
for him
since he knows the
club well and I doubt there would be any concerns over a lack of playing time
since he was making regular
appearances for the
club, before his big money move to the Gunners.
The 28 - year - old began his career at Yokohama F Marinos before going on to make 155
appearances for Kawasaki Frontale
since joining the
club in 2011.
The 28 - year - old has established himself as a crucial figure
for Tottenham
since joining the
club in 2015, making 109
appearances in all competitions and bringing real organisation and solidity to the backline alongside the likes of Jan Vertonghen and Davinson Sanchez.
Since coming through the
club's youth academy, the Englishman has been able to make a total of 189
appearances for Arsene Wenger's side, scoring 14 and assisting 28 in the process.
The 32 - year - old has been at Stamford Bridge
since 2008 after his move from Lokomotiv Moscow, making over 300
appearances for the
club and winning countless trophies.
Simeone first arrived at the
club, whom he made 134 league
appearances for, in 2011, and has
since had a very successful career at the Vicente Calderon, winning five trophies in his time with the
club, including a league title in 2014 and the Europa League in 2012, along with being Champions League runners - up on two occasions in both 2014 and 2016.
The 28 - year - old has made just 180
appearances for the Gunners
since joining the
club all the way back in 2006, and is edging ever closer to qualifying
for a testimonial!
The 27 - year - old has been a regular
for the Gunners
since joining the
club in 2008, as although he's struggled with injuries throughout, he's made 320
appearances in total and won three FA Cups.
Icardi is Inter Milan's
club captain at present, and holds a record of 57 goals in his 91 Serie A
appearances for the
club,
since joining from Sampdoria back in 2013.
The 28 - year - old has established himself as a key figure at the Nou Camp
since joining the
club from Valencia in 2012, making 208
appearances for the Catalan giants in all competitions.
He has made 39
appearances for Sporting this season, and has played
for the
club since 2006.
Since joining former
club Real Madrid in the 2006/07 season, the Argentine has hit double figures in seven out of his nine seasons in Europe including 50 in 96
appearances for current side Napoli, a ratio of more than one every two games.
The 25 - year - old has firmly established himself as one of the best in Europe with his performances
for Atletico in recent years, scoring 83 goals in 161
appearances in all competitions
since he arrived at the
club in 2014.
The 22 - year - old left his boyhood
club in 2011 to join the Gunners, and he has
since gone on to make almost 100 league
appearances for Arsene Wenger's side to establish himself as one of the top right - backs in the Premier League.
Lampard, widely regarded as one of Chelsea's greatest players, made 648
appearances for the West London
club between 2001 and 2014, and holds their goalscoring record with 211; he is the only midfielder to have scored over 100 goals
since the inception of the Premier League.
Chelsea are also said to be keen on the Bayern Munich man who has racked up just short of 350
appearances for the
club he has represented
since the age of 14.
He has already made an impressive 66
appearances for Arsenal
since moving to England, with his only two goals
for the
club coming in European competitions against Barcelona and BATE Borisov.
Altidore has notched 38 goals in 67
appearances for Alkmaar
since joining the
club in 2011, becoming one of the most prolific forwards in Dutch football.
Arsenal could well do with new attacking options as currently the North London
club rely far too heavily on Robin Van Persie
for firepower, with the likes of Marouane Chamakh and Gervinho struggling to regularly find the back of the net and South Korean international Park Chu - Young being trusted with just one sub
appearances in the Premier League action
since his move from Monaco.
Oscar has become a key performer in Mourinho's first team set - up and has already racked up 113
appearances for the west London
club since his # 19m move from Internacional in July 2012.
The 26 - year - old has established himself as one of Europe's best with his form
for club and country in recent years, scoring 90 goals in 177
appearances in all competitions
for Atleti
since his move to the capital
club in 2014.
... what happened to Ivan and Wenger putting a buy - back clause in his contract when they sold him to Bremen (Madrid, Barcelona and Juve do this)... mate i think you should also add the likes of Debuchy, Gibbs, Jenkinson, Walcott cos if you can keep this dudes and not send them on loan, rather give them new contracts then this guy should have been given ample opportunity in the first team... Bayern only acted wisely cos they know the young lad who scored 11 gaols in 27 bundesliga
appearances is more like the future of the German squad and
since Sanchez» weekly pay is just too much
for a German
club to pay Gnabry can offer them something close to it (Sanchez any day though)
Herd has made 42
appearances for the Birmingham - based
club, but has only featured twice
since the start of last season.
Everton ace Barkley is yet to make an
appearance for the Toffees so far this season due to injury however
since making his debut
for the
club in the 2011/12 season, the midfielder has impressed fans with his performances and ability.
Since joining the
club in 2014, 19 - year - old Hamilton has 36
appearances for the Premier League side at youth level, however the Scot is yet to make his debut
for United's first team.
Howe is understood to see Roberts, who has only made three
appearances for his new
club since moving to the Etihad Stadium, as an ideal solution to his side's lack of a genuine playmaker in the heart of the park.
Vela has been a revelation with the Basque
club since signing from Arsenal on an initial loan spell in 2011 and then a permanent move a year later, scoring 30 goals and providing 21 assists
for the team in just 84
appearances.
The French left - back has only made five
appearances for City
since his summer move from Monaco, but has become a real cult hero
for his superb Twitter banter and passionate support of his new
club.