Gossip column: Hamsik, Hazard, Mata, Young, Sturridge, Arsenal

Marek Hamsik helped Napoli win the Italian Cup last season

Liverpool could bring in Napoli's Slovakian playmaker Marek Hamsik, 27, following a difficult start to their Premier League campaign.

The Reds could also move for Marseille striker Andre-Pierre Gignac, but face competition from Arsenal for the 28-year-old.

Hull will let 21-year-old defender Harry Maguire go out on loan in January - but not to Sheffield United, the club he joined from in the summer.

Chelsea forward Eden Hazard, 23, has ruled out any chance of leaving Chelsea for Paris St-Germain, despite continued interest from the French champions.

Manchester United playmaker Juan Mata has emerged as a transfer target for former club Valencia, with the Spanish club keen to sign the 26-year-old on loan in January with a view to a £30m deal next summer.

Hazard has been at Chelsea since the summer of 2012

Stoke manager Mark Hughes says striker Emmanuel Riviere, 24, turned down a move to the Potters in the summer in favour of joining Newcastle.

Aston Villa, Sunderland and Southampton are set to battle it out for the signature of Manchester United winger Ashley Young, 29.

Chelsea's Ryan Bertrand, 25, whose loan stint at Southampton is his ninth with seven different clubs, is hoping to make his latest escape from Stamford Bridge in January.

Nottingham Forest boss Stuart Pearce says his injury problems could force him to dip into the loan transfer market.