Red Devils want Belgian star and other red-hot gossip

(23-10-2010) Manchester United are determined to boost their midfield resources by signing Standard Liege star Steven Defour. The Belgian international, who is also wanted by Liverpool, is valued at £12m and is seen as a replacement for Owen Hargreaves. Elsewhere, Liverpool have set their sights on Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko, Blackburn Rovers youngster Phil Jones and Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips; Inter Milan are after Wales and Tottenham midfielder Gareth Bale after his hat-trick against them in the Champions League this week; and Manchester United have again been linked to Udinese winger Alexis Sanchez, Schalke ‘keeper Manuel Neuer and PSV Eindhoven forward Ibrahim Afellay.