Sevilla are set to make a move for Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva, who is showing improving form in the Liverpool shirt, in the January transfer window according to reports in Spain, The Daily Mail reports.
The Ivorian striker, called the "New Adebayor" has been linked with a string of European clubs, and Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is thought to be the latest manager to join the hunt for the player.
New Director of Football strategy at Anfield, Damien Comolli, is thought to be a big fan of the player, and has sent scouts to watch Feroviarii striker in a Romanian Liga I match.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is a known admirer of the player, while Aston Villa, Fulham and Bayern Munich are also thought to be monitoring the situation. Liverpool and the rest will be encouraged by the latest comments from the player's agent, Thomas Boehm.
- It is true that there are a number of teams watching Lacina (Traore) and maybe in a couple of weeks we will have some information, but at the moment I cannot say anything regarding specific clubs, Boehm told Sport.co.uk.
- The situation is he is playing well in the Champions League and our goal is to get him playing in a superior league. That is a fact. But I cannot reveal any information on specific clubs at this point.
According to the Daily Mail, the Reds are set to re-enter the race for the Palmeiras hotshot - who is also wanted by Everton - after previously showing an interest in his signature during Rafa Benitez's tenure.
- I have a proposal from Liverpool for 7 million euros. We are analysing [it], Kleber said at the time.
Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson has made no secret of his desire to add more potency to his Anfield attack after admitting that Liverpool rely too heavily on Kop hero Fernando Torres.
And it would appear Hodgson has identified £6 million-rated Kleber as a potential target to take the goalscoring burden away from Liverpool star Torres.
The former Brazil under 20 star has an eye-catching scoring record; notching an impressive 28 times in 77 appearances during a spell with Dynamo Kiev, while he has 13 goals in 18 games for his current employers.
A player that has not been linked with Liverpool for a while is former Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz.
The Manchester City forward is set to leave Eastlands in the summer, and Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is thought to be a potential suitor for the player.
Santa Cruz has fallen out-of-favour at his current club, struggling to break into the side since the arrival of Roberto Mancini as replacement for former boss Mark Hughes.
Mancini has admitted that he would be willing to let the player leave in the opening month of 2011, and the player confirmed that he'd consider moving on in a bid to play first team football.
Liverpool have twice been linked with the player in the past, first in April 2009 and then again last summer when the Metro claimed that the Reds were considering a double offer for Santa Cruz and Wayne Bridge.
But it seems that in addition to Manchester United, Real Madrid is interested. Real’s new advisor and general legend Zinedine Zidane has expressed his interest in seeing Hazard playing at the Bernabeu, GiveMeFootball reports.
The former French international, who now advises president Florentino Perez, believes it is possible the Belgian ace could be a Madrid player soon, despite Premier League teams Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal also being interested.
- What he has been doing for his club has been extraordinary," Zidane told Canal +.
- Would it be possible to see him one day in Madrid? It may be.
Earlier this week Hazard revealed he would not leave the Ligue 1 leaders in january, despite being heavily linked with a move to Liverpool.
Roy Hodgson recently flew to France to watch his team mate Gervinho in action but came away from the game, between Lille and Monaco, raving about the 19-year-old instead.
