Reds in for Dutch star and other red-hot gossip

(26-12-2010) Liverpool are set to make an £8.5m offer for striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel who currently plays for Dutch club Utrecht. Van Wolfswinkel has hit 11 goals in 17 games for Utrecht this season. Elsewhere, Manchester United are eyeing Real Madrid's French international midfielder Lassana Diarra, who previously played for Chelsea, Arsenal and Portsmouth; Manchester City are in talks with Bordeaux for French international defensive midfielder Alou Diarra; Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled out a move for David Beckham because the Frenchman does not have room for the 35-year-old in his squad; Newcastle want England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips on loan from Manchester City in the January transfer window; and Liverpool are seeking to put together a deal to sign Wolfsburg's Edin Dzeko which could include a part-exchange deal with Ryan Babel and Daniel Agger.