Sergi Robero, who started off as a central midfielder, has been converted to a right-back, but has struggled to fill the void left by the Brazilian. A source said: “West Ham want to sign Defoe, but the chances have dipped dramatically after details of his contract emerged. The Spaniard only moved to France from Real Madrid for £21milllion last summer but is believed to be heading for the exit already. Villa signed Amavi from Nice for £8m last summer and his current contract expires in 2020. AXEL WITSEL will need what some high profile players have lacked recently to turn down a move to China. Bruce has agreed a loan deal for respected reserve Johnstone who will be his number one at Villa Park. P:Associated Press7Jiangsu Suning beat a number of Premier League clubs to Alex Teixeira last JanuaryGreenland Shanghai7Carlos Tevez became the world's highest paid player when he joined Shanghai ShenhuaOscar is one player who has certainly changed his tune. Spanish newspaper AS claims the Blues boss wants his former Juventus star to provide back-up for Diego Costa. One major concern for the Premier League is the number of Chinese businessmen and consortiums who want to snap up English clubs. EPA7Sources in the Chinese Super League say there is no reason they can't attract Lionel MessiA.