Tottenham are targeting Southampton's 25-year-old France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, team-mate Jay Rodriguez, 25, and Napoli's Spain centre-back Raul Albiol, 29, as they look to bolster the squad in January.

Manchester United hope that offloading Javier Hernandez to Real Madrid will tempt the Spanish champions into letting go of some of their stars. Boss Sir Alex Ferguson is thought to be keen on defenders Raul Albiol, Raphael Varane and Sergio Ramos

Manchester City are poised to make a move for Real Madrid defender Raul Albiol, 26, at the end of the season.

Chelsea are reported to be interested in putting in a bid for Real Madrid defender Raul Albiol in the January transfer window.

Arsenal are monitoring the situation of Raul Albiol at Real Madrid after Valencia made a recent enquiry for the out-of-favour centre-back.