Liverpool transfer speculation today sees West Ham United midfielder Mohamed Diame has emerged as a surprise January target.

Reds boss Brendan Rodgers is keen to bring the 26-year-old to Anfield as he looks to add more steel to his midfield, and sees Diame as capable of filling that void.

Another transfer rumour sees Brendan Rodgers exploring the prospect of landing Swedish star Ola Toivonen on loan until the end of the season.

The versatile 27-year-old, who has been linked with Newcastle, can play in midfield or along the front line, and would provide the cover boss Brendan Rodgers needs in his injury-hit squad.

Toivonen, who has been on the Anfield giants' radar since Kenny Dalglish tried to sign him in 2010, and will be a free agent in the summer when his contract with PSV Eindhoven is up.

Liverpool are keen on proposing a small fee to take the player on loan for the remainder of the campaign - giving him the chance to earn a long-term future at Anfield.

Liverpool's previously ailing hopes of landing Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Javier Pastore on loan have received a boost as he now looks certain to make a temporary switch in January.

The Argentinian was one of the club's first big-money signings after they were taken over by the Qatar Investment Authority in 2011 and he has previously stated that he was opposed to any move away from Paris.

However, sources in Italy claim the 24-year-old is reconsidering his options as he wants regular first-team football ahead of the World Cup in Brazil in the summer.

Liverpool are believed to be weighing up a January move for in-and-out Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson during the January transfer window.

The Icelandic international has not managed to show his best form during his time at White Heart Lane that prompted the club to sign him permanently after impressing during a loan spell from Swansea City in the second half of the 2011-12 season, and has since struggled to hold down a regular spot in the starting XI.

Inter chief Giovanni Luigi insists the club is open to offers for striker Leandro Damiao, despite admitting that no approaches have been made for his services.

The Brazil international has been linked with a move to Premier League sides Tottenham and Liverpool since the summer, and also rejected the chance to join high-flying Southampton in an £18million deal.

But now the Brazilian season is over and with the January window fast approaching, English sides are on red alert over the player's availability.

Source: Liverpool Echo