Silva has followed a number of high-profile Portugal stars to the tiny French principality thanks to super-agent Jorge Mendes ties to the club. The 24-year-old midfielder, also linked with Chelsea and Tottenham, is a free agent at the end of next season and is in pole position to negotiate a fantastic personal deal. Flamengo are desperate to try to either remove or increase the buyout clause in Juniors contract. Allegri has been mentioned as a successor to Luis Enrique at Barcelona, but the Spanish champions have reportedly drawn up a four-man shortlist which does NOT include him. s, results and live match commentaryHazard’s dazzling form this campaign could see him join the Spanish giants to become a long-term replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo, alongside Gareth Bale. Getty Images4The 16-year-old sees Neymar as his idolAt the 2017 South American Under-17 Championship. Zinedine Zidane often leaves him on the bench for big games, favouring Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema up front in a 4-3-3 system. Getty Images4Junior’s rise to stardom in Brazil has led to huge interest from the Premier Leag. Silva and Sanches both came through the ranks at Benfica before their big-money moves away. Benzema has struggled by his standards this season“Karim is a mix of Zidane and Ronaldo.