Bitter rivals set to fight for Belgian star and other red-hot gossip

(18-10-2010) Liverpool and Manchester United are set to fight it out for for the signature of Steven Defour. The Belgian international midfielder currently plays for Standard Liege and is held in high regard by both Roy Hodgson and Sir Alex Ferguson. Elsewhere, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and wife Coleen are rumoured to be open to the possibility of a move away from England, which has alerted La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona; Juventus have indentified Liverpool full-back Glenn Johnson as a January transfer target; Manchester City are preparing a £15m bid for Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson; and out-of-favour Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given could join boyhood heroes Celtic on loan.