James Rodriguez was believed to be the clubs top target and is so desperate to leave Real Madrid that he even visited the British Embassy in Bogota to reportedly apply for a visa. The Spanish side are desperate to bolster their attack in January as they continue their unlikely La Liga title bid. but he came within a whisker of signing for BoroBRILLIANT BEASTMiddlesbrough 3 Swansea 0: Alvaro Neg. WEST Ham boss Slaven Bilic is looking to buy British this January because of the amount of foreign f. ee for Hughes due to his age and being a home grown player, so if Derby were to cash in the bidding would start at around £15million. RELATED ARTICLESRB HAMMERSWest Ham lined up for shock £200million takeover bid by drinks giant Red B. Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum, Adam Lallana, Emre Can, Kevin Stewart and Marko Grujic all ca. rts daily LIVE blogRelated StoriesBrandt QualityMan Utd, Arsenal, Tottenham and Everton send scouts to watch Bayer Leverkusen's Julian BrandtTOFFEES IN FOR BERAEverton lining up Saido Berahino January swoop to fire Ronald Koeman's men up the tableClinical toffeesLeicester 0 Everton 2: Kevin Mirallas and Romelu Lukaku score ending poor away record against FoxesWhere there's a WillEverton plan January bid for Derby's £15million-rated young England prospect Will Hughes Getty Images5Everton ended up with Enner Valencia insteadAP:Associated Press5Dries Mertens has been leading Napoli's line this seasonI thought that his performance in the first season was due to physical issues, but that wasnt the case. The Italy striker has made just ten appearances in Serie A this season despite seeing fellow forward Arkadiusz Milik pick up a horrific injury in October. s, results and live match commentaryReports earlier this season claimed Chelsea were closing in on a stunning £17m deal for set-piece specialist Calhanoglu.