Reds after Hammers star and other red-hot gossip

Liverpool are set to make an £8m bid to bring West Ham midfielder Scott Parker to Anfield. According to reports, Reds boss Roy Hodgson wants the England international to fill Javier Mascherano’s boots, with the Argentine destined for Inter Milan. Elsewhere, Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz is a loan target for French champions Marseille, barely 12 months after his £17.5m move to Eastlands; Arsenal are tracking Germany World Cup star defender Per Mertesacker but will turn to Bosnia international centre-back Emir Spahic if their bid for the 25-year-old Werder Bremen star fails; Everton boss David Moyes has ruled out a move to bring LA Galaxy star Landon Donovan to Goodison Park; and Manchester City star Carlos Tevez has admitted he is struggling to motivate himself for the new EPL season following Argentina's failed World Cup campaign.