Rumours, rumours, every where; nor any drop to drink. Oh, wait, there's some bourbon. Which must mean it's time to dip into the sordid world of transfer rumours to see who's being linked to Liverpool to replace you-know-who, as focus shifts from talk of luxury acquisitions and South American starlets to Liverpool's sudden need for a bit of steel in midfield.

By Dominic Vieira, writing from Nitra, Slovakia

Intense transfer speculation is revolving around the Bundesliga with names such as Gotze, Tasci, Reus and Vidal dominating scout reports. After a strong 2010 World Cup campaign revitalised with the presence of several young talents, it's no surprise that the attention has transferred to Europe's most populated country.

Liverpool will need £9 million to secure the services of Charlie Adam from Blackpool, according to the Mirror.
The 25-year-old's move to Anfield has been on-off all summer as Blackpool fight to get their best price for their prized asset.
And after Liverpool reportedly offered a player-plus-cash deal for Adam, the Tangerines have slapped a £9 million price tag on the Scot.

Jose Enrique is to return to pre-season training at Newcastle United despite not yet having signed a new contract and the club allegedly deny any interest in Moussa Sissoko. The situation with Jose Enrique continues to drag on. He has not signed a new contract with Newcastle and we understand that various teams are interested [.

Jose Enrique is to return to pre-season training at Newcastle United despite not yet having signed a new contract and the club allegedly deny any interest in Moussa Sissoko. The situation with Jose Enrique continues to drag on. He has not signed a new contract with Newcastle and we understand that various teams are interested [.

Toulouse's Moussa Sissoko is in negotiations with Liverpool over a potential transfer, while Inter and Lyon are also frontrunners for the midfielder's signature, Goal.com have been told.
The 21-year-old is set for a high-profile move away from Le Tefece after a string of influential performances in Ligue 1 last season.

Newcastle have been linked with 21 year-old Toulouse midfielder Moussa Sissoko. Moussa Sissoko Newcastle are interested The highly rated 21-year-old may be leaving the French club he's been at since 2003 this summer, but he will not be cheap. The news doing the rounds on Saturday evening is that Moussa Sissoko is in negotiations [.

French midfielder Moussa Sissoko is being targeted by Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City for a move this summer.
The Toulouse star has been on the radar of British clubs for the past four years and turned down Liverpool and Bolton to sign with his French club as a teenager.
But now the 21-year-old is being lined up for a move to the Premier League, despite being under contract until June 2013
According to Lamine Drame, a source near the player, Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal are honing in on the French international.