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Jurgen Klopp‘s men have now been rewarded with a tie against Cardiff, who saw off Preston North End after extra time thanks to Mark Harris‘s 116th-minute winner.

Tottenham are allegedly currently showing the strongest interest in the Spain international, though, with Spurs boss Antonio Conte an admirer of the powerful attacker.

“I was a little bit annoyed at [James] Tarkowski because it was just that tussle on the floor when he tried to do some weird jiu-jitsu thing on me. I don’t know what he’s doing!”

Ruiz has entered the final 18 months of his contract in Naples, though, and there have been suggestions that the Spain international could be ready to seek pastures new.

This winning streak was increased to 12 matches in the New Year after beating Arsenal and title rivals Chelsea, but City’s run eventually came to an end when they were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw away at Southampton last weekend.

Palhinha, meanwhile, has three goals from 30 games for Portuguese champions Sporting this season, and the futures of both men have come under question recently.

Arsenal held on at Molineux after being reduced to 10 men before 2-1 wins over Brentford and Bruno Lage‘s side at the Emirates, with those victories seeing the sixth-placed Gunners move just two points behind Manchester United with three games in hand.

Vitinha’s deal with Porto now also has less than two-and-a-half years left to run, with his performances and contract situation supposedly attracting the attention of Liverpool.

The 22-year-old has made 33 appearances in Primeira Liga and European fixtures, inevitably leading to widespread interest in his signature.

Meanwhile, a recent report claimed that Man United had identified the England international as a leading target ahead of this summer’s window.