The Gossip

Manchester United are plotting a shock £20m bid for former star Gerard Pique.

United boss Louis van Gaal is still desperate to sign defensive re-enforcements and has put Barcelona's Pique at the top of his wanted list.

Van Gaal has been told he has more funds to spend in the next transfer window and has made a centre back his priority.

Jamie Carragher has urged Van Gaal to bring Mats Hummels to United.

United are desperately short of quality centre-backs and Van Gaal knows he has to strengthen his leaky backline in January.

Liverpool could have signed Edinson Cavani from PSG this summer.

Reports in France today have suggested the Ligue 1 champions offered Cavani to the Anfield club in a swap deal for Luis Suarez.

Liverpool, though, sold Suarez to Barcelona for £75m and missed the chance to bring his Uruguay team-mate in as a replacement.

Arsenal are set to reignite their interest in Gonazalo Higuain.

The Argentina forward has grown frustrated in Italy after Napoli's failure to qualify for the Champions League and would consider a January move away.

And, according to reports in Spain, Arsenal could go back in for him.

It seems United chief Ed Woodward is not happy with at least one of his big money signings.

Woodward, the current vice-chairman at Old Trafford, was caught on camera appearing to mouth the words "f****** waste of money" as United battled to a draw against West Brom.