Reds chase Dane and other transfer rumours

Liverpool are chasing young Belgian defender Simon Kjaeto in the hope that he will help shore up their creaky defence. No transfer fee has yet been discussed with his current club, Palermo of Italy’s Serie A, but the 20-year-old Kjaeto is said to be a lifelong Liverpool fan and very keen to play at Anfield. Elsewhere, Tottenham are said to be lining up a £5m move for exciting Club Brugge defender Vadis Odjidja in the January transfer window, while Birmingham and Sunderland are both hard on the heels of Aston Villa's £6m-rated midfielder Craig Gardner.