Former Spurs midfielder linked

Today, Liverpool largely is linked with defenders, midfielders and rather surprisingly, a keeper.

Reto Ziegler could be on his way to Liverpool in January after it was revealed Sampdoria are considering an offer from the Reds.'

The versatile Switzerland international, and former reported Liverpool target, will be available for a bargain price in January and could help to solve Liverpool's problems on the left flank, as he can play at full-back or in midfield.

He has less than a year left on his contract and his situation in Genoa has alerted a number of clubs across Europe and Sampdoria have already received several bids, reports IMScouting.

Among them are offers from Serie A rivals Juventus and Lazio, and one from Bundesliga side Werder Bremen. According to German website 4-4-2, none of those clubs have matched the offer from Liverpool and the Reds are now in pole position to land Ziegler in January for a fee in the region of £3 million.

Ziegler will be a familiar name to fans of English football, as he spent three years at Spurs earlier in his career.

Today Liverpool is surprisingly linked with Watford goalkeeper Scott Loach as Pepe Reinas replacement, if he leaves. 

The People says Liverpool, worried about No.1 Pepe Reina’s future, are interested in the England U21 international.

Liverpool is not the only club into Loach. Tottenham boss Harry Redknap has already had offers of £2.2m and £3m, including add-ons, knocked back for the England Under-21 shot-stopper.

Watford want a £4.5m fee for the player.

Another new name on the radar is Fulham midfielder Simon Davies.

Roy Hodgson wants to raid his former club for the midfielder, according to Metro.

Davies was a key player in Hodgson’s Fulham side that shocked everybody by reaching the Europa League final and the pair worked together for two years prior to that.

It seems only a matter of time before a second Cottager makes the move to Anfield, after Paul Konchesky did similar in the summer.

Damian Comolli has been brought in by Liverpool’s new owners to work alongside Hodgson in the transfer market and the pair have drawn up a shortlist of targets for January.

Comolli has insisted John W Henry is willing to fund the signing of a ‘world class player’ in the upcoming transfer window and most of the Frenchman’s scouting work has been done on the continent.

French midfielder Yann M'Vila is a reported target for Liverpool, but our former manager Gerard Houllier is also interested.

The People says Houllier is ready to use his French connections to try to pull off a £9m transfer coup for the 20-year-old Rennes ace, who was in the national side that outclassed England last week.

M’Vila has been linked with several clubs,  but Villa are quietly confident they can get their man.

Finaly, it appears Liverpool is in a race with Arsenal to get France defender Mamadou Sakho.

According to Italian website Tutto Mercato, Liverpool are tracking the 20-year-old Paris Saint-Germain ace with a view to making a January bid for the France international, GiveMeFootball reports.

However, it has emerged over recent weeks that Arsenal are keen on Sakho, who has been earning rave reviews for his performances in Ligue 1 this season.

Both Arsenal and Liverpool are thought to be in the market for defensive reinforcements, however, Arsenal would appear to be the favourites for Sakho's signature after he revealed he would favour a move to a club in the Champions League.

Arsenal have a nigh on impeccable track record of developing young talent - in particular young French talent - and Sakho would no doubt add to the vast reserves of quality already at Wenger's disposal at the Emirates.

The Arsenal model of investing in youngsters is something that Liverpool owners NESV are hoping to emulate and Anfield - and a deal for Sakho would certainly represent a good start to their ongoing quest.