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Liverpool are reportedly keeping tabs on unhappy Inter Milan midfielder Philippe Coutinho with the teenager eager to seal a move away from the San Siro. Coutinho arrived at Inter from Brazilian club Vasco da Gama in 2010, prompting club chairman Massimo Moratti to describe him as "the future of Inter.

Everton and Bolton are both reportedly chasing Hull City centre-back - and former Manchester United trainee - James Chester. The 22-year-old began his youth career at the Premier League champions and after loan spells at Peterborough, Plymouth and Carlisle, signed for Hull in January for a reported £300,000.

Chelsea and Arsenal are reportedly in a race to sign Real Madrid's exciting teenage forward Jose Angel Pozo la Rosa.   It is thought Pozo will leave the Bernabeu this summer and both Premier League clubs are eager to offer him the opportunity to play in England.

Premier League duo Arsenal and Manchester City are both reportedly keeping tabs on Birmingham City's teenage goalkeeper Jack Butland. The 18-year-old stopper is currently on-loan at Cheltenham Town and has impressed in the games he has played. The highly-rated youngster has also broken into the England Under-21 setup.

Manchester United are continuing their interest in Ricky van Wolfswinkel and are still following his progress closely, according to Insidefutbol. com. Various reports have claimed United are eager to sign the Dutch centre-forward and assistant manager Mike Phelan revealed the club are keeping tabs on him. [http://www. sportsvibe. co. uk/news/football/manchester-united-ready-to-swoop-for-18m-dutch-striker-11556/] Van Wolfswinkel[http://www. sportsvibe. co.

A host of Premier League clubs could be put on alert after news emerged Juventus are hoping to sell striker Amauri during the January transfer window. The 31-year-old Brazil born forward fell out of favour with Juve last season and was shipped out on loan to fellow Serie A side Parma.

CSKA Moscow striker and long-term Chelsea and Tottenham target Seydou Doumbia has revealed his "dream" of playing in the Premier League. The 23-year-old Ivory Coast star has been linked with a move to a top English club with reports in Russia linking him with Manchester United and Arsenal, as well as Chelsea and Spurs.

Tottenham are reportedly tracking Aston VIlla striker Gabriel Agbonlahor with the view of making a shock January bid. Despite taking Emmanuel Adebayor to White Hart Lane, Spurs manager Harry Redknapp is keen to sign a top-level striker on a permanent basis having been priced out of the market for previous targets.

Tottenham and Liverpool are currently going head-to-head in a battle to sign Lille's prolific striker Moussa Sow, according to caughtoffside. com. The 25-year-old Senegal international, with Gervinho and Eden Hazard, formed part of a lethal attacking trio last season that secured Lille's first Ligue 1 title in 57 years.

Tottenham are reportedly interested in signing Blackburn's exciting young midfielder Junior Hoilett, whose future at Rovers remains uncertain. According to the People, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is prepared to sanction a move for the 21-year-old Canada international in January and will hope to land him in a cut-price deal.

Tottenham are considering making a swap-deal bid for Lazio playmaker Hernanes with the Serie A club reportedly keen on Spurs striker Roman Pavlyuchenko. According to tribalfootball. com, Tottenham have made enquiries into the availability of Brazilian Hernanes, who has struggled to replicate his sparkling form for Sao Paulo in Italy.

Manchester United are reportedly tracking Sporting Lisbon's exciting young centre-forward Ricky can Wolfswinkel, a one-time target of Liverpool. The 22-year-old Dutch striker was watched by Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish last year, but he decided not to follow up his initial interest.

Tottenahm are reportedly tracking Real Zaragoza goalkeeper Roberto Jiminez as Harry Redknapp looks to replace the outgoing Heurelho Gomes. Redknapp has admitted in recent weeks that Brazilian 'keeper Gomes could be on his way out in the January transfer window after losing his place to Brad Friedel, signed from Aston Villa, this season.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is keen to land the services of Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi, according to reports in The Metro.   Mancini had been linked with a move for De Rossi during the course of the summer transfer window but nothing materialised.

Tottenham could renew their interest in Villarreal forward Giuseppe Rossi after seeing their approach for Athletic Bilbao's Fernando Llorente turned down. According to the Guardian, Spurs face a big struggle in their attempts to sign the Spain striker with Bilbao refusing to accept an offer less than his €36m buy-out clause.

Tottenham are edging closer to the signing of midfielder Lassana Diarra after Real Madrid dropped their initial asking price. It was reported earlier that a deal to take the France international to White Hart Lane had hit a snag over Madrid's £20m asking price[http://www. sportsvibe. co.