Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers could be set to sign another striker as he is keeping tabs on Wigan's Franco Di Santo.
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez publicly insists they are hopeful of keeping the 23-year-old Argentina international.
But privately the Wigan hierarchy fear he will leave when his contract expires at the end of the season.
That has alerted Rodgers who knows Di Santo from their days together as young player and coach at Chelsea.
Rodgers remains an admirer and if it is a deal he can get done for free next summer to bolster his squad then it will appeal.
Liverpool have already agreed a deal with Chelsea for Daniel Sturridge to join in January for around £12m.
That will take the pressure off Luis Suarez but, with Andy Carroll out on loan and likely to leave in a permanent deal, Liverpool still see it as an area they want to strengthen.
Rodgers has made a habit of signing former players who he rates, trusts and believes in and Di Santo also fits into his style of football.
Wigan will try to keep Di Santo but may be fighting a losing battle.
Meanwhile Wigan are plotting a £4million bid for Leeds striker Luciano Becchio.
Roberto Martinez wants to sign the Argentinian, who has 17 goals this season, to boost Wigan's chances of Premier League survival.
Leeds boss Neil Warnock has insisted Becchio, who has 18 months left on his current deal, will not be allowed to leave when the transfer window reopens next month.
But a bid of £4m for Becchio, who turns 29 tomorrow, may be hard for Leeds to turn down, despite Warnock's insistence the forward is staying put.
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