Jesus was wanted by Barcelona, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, so Guardiola’s phone call was a real coup. Courtois says he still watches Spanish TV and even takes a siesta. We were all at the stage of our careers where we were looking to move on in a different direction and this unknown Frenchman clicked with us immediately. 5bn, making them the fifth most valuable sports team in the world. Even a fourth successive defeat at Northampton in tonights? EFL Cup-tie will not alter the unshakeable boardroom belief in him. All that remained to be agreed with City was the fee, when Rafa Benitez took over from Gerard Houllier. Pochettino, who likened Edwards to Argie ace Lionel Messi, added: We have some talented players. r League before anyone else for FREE plus all the latest news, fixtures and results and live match commentary all on the go with the new Sun Football App – click here to downloadHe continued: Xabi and I had history. Lundekvam played more than 350 games for Southampton and is now a successful TV pundit in Norway having overcome his addictions. Marc Atkins / Offside8Luke Shaw was publicly criticised by Jose Mourinho after 3-1 defeat at Watford.