Liverpool to bid £10m for Arsenal striker Eduardo

Kop boss Rafa Benitez has made Arsenal's Croatian striker Eduardo his rather ambitious target, the News of the World claimed yesterday. With Fernando Torres an injury worry and little confidence in the Liverpool back-up attackers David Ngog and Andriy Voronin, Benitez is looking for a tried and tested frontman to bring in. Eduardo is reported to be unhappy at the amount of time that he has to spend on the bench at the Emirates, making just three starts this season, and could relish the opportunity of leading the line alongside the Spaniard Torres. The paper says that Liverpool could offer £10m for the 26-year-old...

Manchester United and Chelsea are vying with each other to secure the signature of Everton's wonderkid Jack Rodwell, reported to be the best player to emerge from the Goodison Park academy since Wayne Rooney. The 18-year-old midfielder signed a five-year deal with the Merseysiders in February, so David Moyes knows that he can name his price although the Scot is eager to hang onto Rodwell. Chelsea have already bid £14m for the England under-21 international, while the Reds have valued him at £2m more, but Everton won't be tempted by anything less than £20m...

Old Trafford outcast Nani could be rescued from his hell at the Premier league champions by either Juventus or AC Milan, according to the Sun. The 22-year-old Portugese winger, who recently attacked Sir Alex Ferguson for mismanaging him, has attracted the attention of the Serie A giants; Juve are prepared to take him on loan in January before tying up a £15m deal with Manchester United in the summer, while AC would want the midfielder at the end of the season to replace David Beckham, whose loan deal at the San Siro finishes then. Nani joined Man Utd in June 2007 for a fee believed to be around £15m, but has yet to replicate his performances in a Sporting Lisbon shirt...

The Daily Mirror reports that Chelsea are pursuing a new Brazilian starlet, namely Lucas Piazon, a 15-year-old an attacking midfielder from Sao Paolo. Carlo Ancelotti had the youngster scouted during the weekend, when he scored two goals against Bolivia for his national under-15 side, and will want to tie up all the loose ends on the deal before Fifa make their decision about whether the Stamford Bridge club's transfer ban will be enforced. But they'll have to move fast, as Piazon's performances at the recent Nike Youth Cup in Manchester tipped off both that city's teams to the youngster's emerging talent... ·