Reds casting net wide and other red-hot gossip

(04-11-2010) Roy Hodgson is ready to cast his net wide for new players in January. According to reports, the Liverpool boss is eyeing Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko, Fulham defender Brede Hangeland and Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips. Elsewhere, Arsenal are planning a £10m bid for Werder Bremen's 26-year-old defender Per Mertesacker; Stoke want to sign Liverpool’s Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva; Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini could allow defender Wayne Bridge to leave Eastlands after losing patience with the former Chelsea player; and Everton are lining up a £3m bid for Queen's Park Rangers striker Jamie Mackie.