Is Pedro off to Liverpool or Manchester United? Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images
Spanish sports daily Mundo Deportivo reports that Pedro has been hinting he's ready to leave Barcelona and fancies a move to England. "Le ha dicho a sus íntimos que tiene 'cosillas' en Inglaterra y, pese a que está agradecido al Barça por todo, piensa también en su futuro," reports the paper. And for the benefit of readers who, lioke the Rumour Mill, don't speak Spanish, a quick Google translation reveals the player has "told his intimates that he has 'little things' in England, and although he is grateful for everything Barca also thinks about her future". Hmmm ... whatever it is he actually said, Liverpool and Manchester United are reported to be interested in introducing the 26-year-old World Cup winner to Premier League football, while Monaco are also on red alert.
While he may not be in the same class as Pedro just yet, Burnley strikerDanny Ings has been turning plenty of heads with his performances this season. The 21-year-old's 15 goals in 21 appearances have got antennae twitching in the Premier League. The Mirror reports that Liverpool are pondering a January move for the tyro, who would provide cover for first choice strike-force Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suárez.
TV reports in Turkey suggest that Manchester United are ready to quite literally double their efforts to bring Wesley Sneijder to Old Trafford. Having apparently failed to secure the Dutch international's services from Galatasaray with a £6m bid during the summer, United are ready to pay £12m or offer wingers Antonio Valencia and Nani in a swap deal. Sneijder has also been linked with a move to Chelsea, but has dismissed the notion that he's off to Stamford Bridge. "It's just rumours and you will see come January I will be linked with Chelsea again but I am staying here," he said. "Every transfer market I am apparently moving to one club or another but these are just rumours, I am happy and I like life here." That's us told.
The apparently imminent departure of David Luiz from Stamford Bridge means Chelsea are in the market for a centre-back and Internazionale defender Andrea Ranocchia appears to feature prominently on their list of potential replacements. A hulking 25-year-old who has represented Italy at every level from youth to full senior international, Ranocchia is contracted to Inter until 2015, but could move to London in January if, as is rumoured, Luiz moves to pastures Nou.
The number of ice-cool tab-smoking Bulgarian strikers plying their trade in the Premier League could decrease by one in January, if rumours suggesting Dimitar Berbatov wants to leave Fulham are to be believed. The louche 32-year-old has six months left on his contract with the Cottagers, but is believed to be hankering for a move to Turkish side Trabzonspor, where he won't be forced to engage in anything so vulgar and crass as a battle against relegation. "Berbatov has been on our agenda," said Trabzonspor president Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu. "We want better and better quality and are endeavouring to add that to our squad." In other news emanating from Craven Cottage, new manager Rene Meulensteen likes the cut of difficult-to-type Hungarian winger Balazs Dzsudzsak's jib, but will face competition from Liverpool in the race to prise the 26-year-old away from Dynamo Moscow.
And finally, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United are all sniffing around France defender Eliaquim Mangala, who will be offered a pay rise by Porto in an attempt to keep him where he is, while Sam Allardyce will attempt to make himself feel better after West Ham's defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace last night, by buying himself Everton defender Johnny Heitinga for Christmas.
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