United & Chelsea Chase USA Strike Star

Manchester United and Chelsea are reportedly pursuing USA international Brek Shea, while Manchester City are also said to be interested in the young forward.

According to the Daily Star, the Barclays Premier League trio are 'locked in a battle' to sign the 21-year-old, who currently plies his trade for FC Dallas.

Shea has been linked with United in the past, with reports two summers ago suggesting Sir Alex Ferguson was keen to bring him to Old Trafford.

And, if recent suggestions are to be believed, the United boss could be about to reignite his interest in the versatile striker to further reinforce his goalscoring ranks.

United can already boast the likes of Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez and Danny Welbeck among their attacking number, and the imposing Shea would be another interesting acquisition.

City and Chelsea, meanwhile, are also looking to bolster respective squads with young talent - something Andre Villas-Boas did in earnest during the summer.

The Chelsea boss spent significant sums on some of Europe's top starlets, with Romelu Lukaku and Oriol Romeu both moving to Stamford Bridge in high-profile deals.

Tottenham To Consider Swap Deal For Lazio Playmaker

Tottenham are considering making a swap-deal bid for Lazio playmaker Hernanes with the Serie A club reportedly keen on Spurs striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.

According to tribalfootball.com, Tottenham have made enquiries into the availability of Brazilian Hernanes, who has struggled to replicate his sparkling form for Sao Paulo in Italy.

Meanwhile, Lazio are reportedly eager to take Russian forward Pavlyuchenko to the Stadio Olimpico and some form of swap deal could be proposed that would see Hernanes heading to White Hart Lane.

With Emmanuel Adebayor and Jermain Defoe forming an effective partnership up-front, Pavlyuchenko's chances are becoming increasingly limited and a move away could occur as soon as January.

Arsenal was also thought to be keen on the 26-year-old midfielder, who was being touted as a possible replacement for Cesc Fabregas, but the Gunners opted for Mikel Arteta.

Arsenal Looking To Land Barcelona Defender In January

Arsenal could be about to make a swoop for the Barcelona left back Maxwell according to reports in the Italian media today.

Maxwell hails from Brazil and has been at the Nou Camp since July 2009, signing from Inter Milan on a five year contract, and has also spent time in Holland with Ajax, and was the Dutch footballer of the year in 2004.

Arsenal has expressed an interest and is in need of players in almost every position, but after the latest injury to Bacary Sagna on Sunday Arsene Wenger is desperately short of experienced defenders.

The reports coming from Italy suggest that the Gunners have upped their interest to an extent they could now make a move as soon as January, as it is common knowledge that Maxwell is free to go should the Catalan club receive a decent price.

Arsenal recently signed another Brazilian in Andre Santos, but in his brief appearances so far it would appear his game is more suited to a more advanced attacking role, and with Kieran Gibbs struggling for form Maxwell could be just the man that Arsene Wenger is looking for.

West Brom Set To Hijack Man United Bid For Dundee United Star

West Brom wants to hijack Manchester United's move for Dundee United star Scott Allan.

Sir Alex Ferguson has sent scouts to watch the impressive midfielder in action this season, having been made aware of his contract status at the club.

Allan only recently made his SPL debut but is out of contract at the end of this season and clubs can approach him in January in a bid to strike a deal.

United remain keen but West Brom have a long-standing interest in the 19-year-old, who has also been watched by Newcastle.

The Baggies are understood to have failed with a bid for Allan last season but Roy Hodgson is expected to go in again for the Scotland Under-21 international in January.

Arsenal Prepare January Move For Everton Starlet Ross Barkley

Arsenal are the latest club to express interest in up and coming Everton midfielder Ross Barkley and Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will reportedly test the water with an offer for the youngster in January.

The 17 year old local born Everton battler has impressed many with his mature performances and David Moyes will face a fight to keep prospective suitors from nabbing such a talented youngster. Arsenal are well aware that the current contract Barkley is under is restricted by regulations related to players under 18 and the race is on for the Merseyside club to make an offer that prevents interest from other sides tempting the teenage sensation.

By all accounts Everton are ready to offer Barkley a substantial pay rise when he turns 18 in December but by then a number of other sides may well be ready to pounce.

Though a number of others clubs said to be keen on Barkley may be performing better this term, Chelsea and Man United are reportedly two such sides, the fact that Wenger has a reputation for trusting to youth and has no qualms about offering teenagers regular first team football may help in their pursuit of the Toffees starlet.

Already capped at England Under 21 level and labelled by former Arsenal and Everton defender Martin Keown as a player who will “Become one of the best players we’ll ever see in this country” the fear is that Moyes will lose Barkley in much the same way he lost Wayne Rooney to Manchester United.

Clearly the financial hardships that the Merseyside club find themselves in, Everton being the only Premier League who didn’t spend any money on summer additions, may lead to a good offer for Ross Barkley being accepted and Arsene Wenger will hope that he can land a player of such obvious potential.

Wenger is well versed in the art of acquiring youthful players and honing them into household names, his current squad includes a number of internationals who were plucked from across the world to sit alongside those talents coming directly from the Arsenal academy sides.

The likes of Theo Walcott, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Carl Jenkinson all came in from English sides and the Emirates Stadium boss hopes to add Barkley to his growing list of future stars.

Javi Garcia Targeted By Manchester United & AC Milan

Manchester United are set to go head-to-head with AC Milan over the signature of Benfica’s £10million-rated midfielder Javi Garcia.

The 24-year-old enforcer has impressed in Portugal since arriving from Real Madrid for £6million in 2009, and now two of Europe’s biggest clubs have reportedly made him a prime January target.

United are well stocked on centre midfielders, with Anderson, Michael Carrick, Tom Cleverley and Darren Fletcher all competing for two spots on Sir Alex Ferguson’s team sheet.

However, the reigning champions have been accused of lacking a bit of bite in recent times, and Fergie could well be tempted to make his move for the highly-rated midfielder when the transfer window reopens.

Milan are not short of cover in the centre of the park either, but with Gennaro Gattuso, Mark Van Bommel and Massimo Ambrosini all in their twilight years, a bid for Garcia is on the cards.

The Italian champions will be without ex-Arsenal man Mathieu Flamini for around another five months, as the midfielder continues his recovery from a ruptured knee ligament.

Newcastle Step Up Pursuit Of African Star Forward

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew is set to step up his pursuit of Sochaux striker Modibo Maiga, according to reports in the Daily Mirror.

During the course of the summer transfer window Pardew was tracking the versatile Mali international who can also operate on the wing but nothing materialized.

However it is believed that Newcastle are set to go in for Maiga again in January as they continue there search for another striker to replace the void left by Andy Carroll.

Pardew's side have made a great start to the new Premier League campaign and are sitting fourth in the table and are unbeaten in the opening seven games.

Maiga, 24, has stated his interest in playing for Newcastle, saying: "Newcastle? They are a very good club, I will not finish my career in Sochaux if I am scoring every week - that is the reality of football. I have not invented that!

"At the moment I am here and scoring goals. I do not know when the transfer window opens what there will be interest. It depends also on the club, but in the near future I want to ply my trade in another top league. It is a genuine ambition, I will accept being booed for that!"

Man United Consider £10m Move For Next Van Nistelrooy

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will this summer look to lure Sporting Lisbon striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel to Old Trafford. The Dutch international youngster had been touted as a potential target for the Premier League champions but no deal materialized and the 22 year old moved from FC Utrecht to Portugal in the summer but is still very much on the club’s wish-list.

Ferguson may well lose the services of two of his striking options at the end of the season with Michael Owen expected to move on in the search for regular first team football and Dimitar Berbatov to do likewise after being frozen out of the starting eleven and therefore the addition of another striker may well be on the cards.

Wolfswinkel came to the attention of a number of Premier League clubs last term when he notched up 20 goals despite some time out with injuries. The striker was dubbed by some as the ‘Next Van Nistelrooy’ and though no bids from the English top tier were forthcoming a move to Sporting Lisbon was forthcoming and the Dutchman has not looked back.

Man United have reportedly had scouts monitor the strikers progress in Portugal and have been impressed with his prolific start to life in Lisbon where he has netted six goals in seven games.

Though Sir Alex Ferguson clearly sees Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez as his preferred first choice pairing and has Danny Welbeck as very able support the Scot knows the value of having four effective attacking options to deal with the rigours of multiple campaigns and is therefore considering a bid for the £10m rated starlet.

Man United have a history of dealings with Sporting Lisbon having signed the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani from the club in the past.

Agyemang Set For Exit

QPR striker Patrick Agyemang is expected to be moving out on loan in the near future with first-team football unlikely at Loftus Road.

The Ghanaian has lost his place in the side due to the summer arrivals of Jay Bothroyd and DJ Campbell and, after failing to make the Hoops' 25-man Premier League squad, a spell away on loan looks to be the preferred outcome for all parties.

Boss Neil Warnock claims they have already received calls from interested parties for the 31-year-old and a deal looks to be on the cards in the near future.

"We've had a couple of enquiries for Pat," he said. "We should know something pretty soon."

Gunners And Toon Chasing French Wonderkid Striker

M’Baye Niang looks set for a transfer tug-of-war in January, according to the Guardian, with both Arsenal and Newcastle hoping to land the wonderkid in the next transfer window.

At just 16-years-old, Niang has shown great potential for both Ligue 1 side Caen and the France Under-21s national team.

Arsenal and Newcastle both have a particular preference for French players, with the clubs boasting tight ties with clubs throughout the country.

And while Niang would be a perfect fit for Arsenal’s youth policy, Newcastle are hoping to bring the youngster in to create a long-term future for the side.

The Toon have made a large amount of signings over the summer, including four Frenchman, and let go of big players including Joey Barton and Kevin Nolan. The side took a very new look when they ran on to the pitch for their opening match this season, and Alan Pardew is clearly hoping to build a legacy at Newcastle that can be sustained in both the short and long term.

But Arsenal have a bigger budget than Newcastle, despite the Toon still holding on to the majority of the £35 million from Andy Carroll’s sale, and the Gunners will be hoping that with the offer of Champions League football, Niang will prefer a move to the Emirates.

Dalglish Sends Scouts For £18m United Target

Kenny Dalglish has sent scouts to check on Shinji Kagawa, Talksport claims, as the Manchester United target continues to star for Borussia Dortmund.

At just 22-years-old, Kagawa has long been attracting attention from numerous European clubs, including Juventus and AC Milan.

And while United were thought to be front runners to sign the Japan international, should Liverpool make the Champions League this season, they could also be in the mix when the next summer transfer window rolls around.

The website is claiming that Liverpool and United would have to fork out £18 million to coax Kagawa into a move. While United were very keen in the past, they have cooled their interest in recent months, giving Liverpool confidence that they may be able to land their man.

Kagawa’s contract with Dortmund runs out in 2013, so next summer transfer speculation will no doubt be surrounding the starlet as he decides where his future lies.

Liveprool have been encouraged by sponsors Standard Chartered to sign more Asian players in order to grow their publicity in that region, and Kagawa could be the perfect fit in terms of skills and marketability.

Redknapp Sends Scouts To Cast Eye Over Spanish Keeper

Tottenham are reportedly tracking Real Zaragoza goalkeeper Roberto Jiminez as Harry Redknapp looks to replace the outgoing Heurelho Gomes.

Redknapp has admitted in recent weeks that Brazilian 'keeper Gomes could be on his way out in the January transfer window after losing his place to Brad Friedel, signed from Aston Villa, this season.

And despite having Carlo Cudicini as his number two, the English manager is eager to recruit another stopper.

According to tribalfootball.com, scouts from Spurs are monitoring £8m-rated Jiminez with the view of making a move next summer.

The 25-year-old Spaniard returned to Spain following a mixed time in Portugal with Benfica. However, the start to his second stint in his homeland has begun well.

Arsenal Set To See Off Man City In Race To Sign Whiz Kid

Arsenal is monitoring the progress of one of their former academy players, 17-year old Watford defender Tommie Hoban.

Hoban is in the second year of a scholarship at Watford, but he has already signed professional terms to protect both his and Watford’s interests. He made his Hornets debut in the final game of last season, away to Preston, which is his only appearance to date.

A source close to Watford said that Arsenal scouts were at their Academy game on Saturday when they defeated Birmingham City 2-0 and have been keeping a close eye on the teenager after a string of fine performances for both club and country.

Hoban is currently in Bulgaria with the Republic of Ireland Under-19′s, after impressing for the Under-17′s for whom he has played six times. He also made his Under-19 debut earlier this season, away to Serbia, and helped his side to an impressive 1-0 victory.

Manchester City are also expressing an interest as they look to strengthen their youth policy, but it looks as if Arsenal are the front runners to sign the teenager.

Everton Striker Wanted By Portuguese Giants

Everton fans are yet to see much of striker Joao Silva and it appears as though they may never have the opportunity to watch him in the Premier League after Portuguese side Benfica were linked with the forward.

The 21-year-old was signed in the summer of 2010 from Alves, a second division side in Portugal, on a three-year contract but was instantly loaned back to Portugal where he moved to U.D Leiria.

He made 12 appearances for the club, scoring four goals, including grabbing a brace in a 3-3 draw with Benfica.

Silva was once again sent back to the Portuguese top division, this time to play for Vitoria de Setubal on a season long loan deal were he has impressed many with his confident displays.

The youngster scored on his debut for the club and has since gone on to grab two goals in his first four games.

The Portugal Under-21 international is yet to make an appearance for Everton and is now attracting interest from Benfica who are keen to bring the striker back to Portugal on a permanent deal.

The youngster has previously stated that he would consider leaving Goodison Park is he "receives assurances of first-team football elsewhere".

Liverpool To Beat Arsenal In Sensational Move For German International

Long term Arsenal target Mario Gotze could be set for a sensational move to Premier League rivals Liverpool.

There are reports coming out of Germany suggesting Gotze could leave as soon as January, despite earlier claims that the German international would remain at Borussia Dortmund for the next two seasons.

Only last month Volker Struth, who is Gotze’s agent said, “Mario will stay at Dortmund for sure the next two years. There is no chance of him going to another club.”

According to the German press Liverpool scouts have been casting their eye over the teenager in recent games, as Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is desperate to bring Champions League football back to Anfield.

Arsenal were rumoured to have had a bid of £35million turned down for Gotze during the summer, and should Liverpool want the German international a sum of equal value would be needed to secure his services.

Arsenal Will Make Another Swoop For Yann M'Vila

Arsenal will make another move for Rennes midfielder Yann M’Vila in the January transfer window after failing with their bid to capture him in August, Goal.com can reveal.

Arsene Wenger has identified the France international as his key target and has accelerated plans to bring the midfield anchorman to the Emirates Stadium after receiving the news last week that Jack Wilshere will be on the sidelines for five months.

Arsenal is prepared to shatter their transfer record to land M’Vila by bidding in excess of €29 million (£25m) for the 21-year-old.

The Gunners were named by Rennes coach Frederic Antonetti as one of four Champions League clubs to make offers of “around €30m [£26.5m]” for the player in August.

Arsenal’s scouting team have continued to keep close tabs on the player, who has started all nine of Rennes’ Ligue 1 matches this season and is set to add to his 13 international caps when France take on Albania on Friday and Bosnia-Herzegovina four days later in their Euro 2012 qualifiers.

M’Vila is contracted to Rennes until 2015 but Arsenal believe there is a strong will on the player’s behalf to follow what is a well-trodden path from Ligue 1 to north London. The French club was unwilling to sell the midfield enforcer in the final days of the August window because they had no time to find an adequate replacement.

Wenger will rotate Mikel Arteta, Alex Song and Aaron Ramsey with rookies Emmanuel Frimpong and Francis Coquelin in the three central midfield berths between now and January.

But Goal.com understands that Wenger is privately concerned about how much of an impact Wilshere will have this season as the manager attempts to end the club’s six-year trophy drought.

Even if Wilshere’s recovery from ankle surgery last week goes smoothly and it corresponds to the 22-week schedule mapped out by the club’s medical department, by the time the teenager returns to the team in late February or early March, he will have been out for seven months in total.

Everton Signs Wonderkid

For Everton to be able to afford decent players these days, it would seem we have to nab them fairly early on in their development.

This is most definitely the case when discussing latest signing George Green from Bradford who is just 15-years-old.

League Two side Bradford will receive an up front payment of around £350,000, but the fee after add-ons etc could raise to as much as £1.75million according to British tabloid The Sun.

The red top also speculates that we have beaten off competition from German giants Bayern Munich, whose scouts must be working over time in the lower leagues of England having already taken Dale Jennings from League One side Tranmere.

Scottish side Rangers and Premier League side Newcastle were also showing an interest, whilst Spurs even had him on trial two weeks ago where he scored a first-half hat-trick against Aston Villa.

Spanish Primera Liga Review

Reigning champions Barcelona and surprise packages Levante make an unlikely couple at the top of the Primera Division standings following round six of the season, while Gonzalo Higuain struck a hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed Espanyol.

Barca took over top spot after an early goal from Adriano saw Pep Guardiola's side claim a scrappy 1-0 win at bottom club Sporting Gijon, but they find themselves level on 14 points with unfancied Levante.

Levante made it fours wins on the trot after a first-half effort from Juanlu saw them record a 1-0 away victory over Real Betis, who have now lost back-to-back matches after starting the season with four successive victories.

Madrid put behind them disappointing results at Levante and Racing Santander in their last two away matches with a 4-0 mauling of Espanyol.

Higuain, who has largely had to make do with bench duty so far this season, gave Madrid manager Jose Mourinho a firm reminder of his goalscoring prowess with a treble.

The Argentinian grabbed the first of the game after 17 minutes and added two more in the second half, with former Espanyol midfielder Jose Callejon also scoring against his old team-mates after coming off the bench.

Three points take Real to third in the Primera Division table with their fourth win of the campaign.

Elsewhere on Sunday, Champions League hopefuls Atletico Madrid and Sevilla shared the points in a goalless draw at the Vicente Calderon.

In the day's early kick-off, Athletic Bilbao beat local rivals Real Sociedad 2-1 thanks to a brace from star striker Fernando Llorente.

The Spain international scored in each half to earn Athletic coach Marcelo Bielsa the first victory of his reign at the sixth time of asking.

Sociedad had levelled through defender Inigo Martinez's astonishing strike from his own half but were outplayed for the majority of the encounter and had no answer after Llorente's second as Athletic claimed the Basque derby at the Estadio Anoeta.

On Saturday, a stunning late rally from Malaga saw the Andalusian side defeat Getafe 3-2.

Getafe led 2-1 in the 88th minute courtesy of goals from Pedro Leon and substitute Nicolas Fedor Miku, either side of Ruud van Nistelrooy's equalizer.

But Enzo Maresca tapped in a scruffy equalizer, before Julio Baptista won it with a stunning overhead kick.

Valencia got back to winning ways but failed to kill off Granada as their goalscoring troubles surfaced once more in a 1-0 win.

Sergio Canales' fine early goal was sufficient to seal victory, though forwards Roberto Soldado and Jonas Goncalves wasted a hatful of chances to extend the lead.

And they should have been made to pay by Carlos Martins late on, while Inigo Lopez hit the bar as Granada improved in the second period.

Villarreal's disappointing start to the season continued as they were held to a 2-2 draw at home by 10-man Real Zaragoza, although it could have been worse for the Yellow Submarine as they needed a late equalizer to avoid defeat.

The visitors twice took the lead at El Madrigal, Luis Garcia opening the scoring in the 34th minute and then Pablo Barrera restoring their advantage on the stroke of half-time after Giuseppe Rossi had equalized for Villarreal.

It remained that way heading into the final 11 minutes, but the dismissal of Zaragoza defender Maurizio Lanzaro gave Villarreal a boost and substitute Hernan Perez salvaged a point with an 83rd-minute leveller.

Adrian scored Racing Santander's first goal since the opening weekend of the season to claim a 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano.

The former Getafe midfielder was brought on at half-time to replace Alexandros Tziolis and made almost an immediate impact as he slid in to divert Oscar Serrano's cross into the net.

Rayo had taken the lead in the first-half through Raul Tamudo, who took advantage of a slip by Bernardo in the home defence to run through and cleverly lob Tono Ramirez from a narrow angle.

Both sides had chances to win the match but Michu's header came back off the bar for the visitors and Adrian should have won it in the final minute - but he shot straight at Dani Gimenez.

Raul Garcia and Tomer Hemed both scored twice as Osasuna and 10-man Real Mallorca shared the points in an entertaining 2-2 draw at the Reyno de Navarra stadium.

Hemed scored his first-ever goal for the visitors from a penalty on 34 minutes after Miguel Flano had felled the Israeli just inside the area.

Garcia then headed the hosts level in first-half injury-time when he was left unmarked inside the six-yard box from Alvaro Cejudo's corner and he repeated the trick 15 minutes into the second period as he again met a Cejudo corner to flick a header past Dudu Aouate.

Mallorca were reduced to 10 men in the 72nd minute as Emilio Nsue was shown a straight red card for kicking out at Roland Lamah, but they were given a second penalty only minutes later as Lamah appeared to clip the heels of Alejandro Alfaro and Hemed stepped up again to claim a point for his side.

Italian Serie-A Weekly Review

Juventus and Udinese moved back into a share of top spot in Serie A after posting impressive wins on Sunday.

Udinese held the leadership outright for a few hours following their 2-0 win over Bologna in the afternoon but they were joined once again by Juve, who beat AC Milan 2-0 in the late kick-off.

Juve's bid to register a third win from five league games appeared to be floundering with the game 0-0 after 85 minutes but midfielder Claudio Marchisio popped up with a late brace to sink the struggling Rossoneri.

In between the goals, Milan had Kevin-Prince Boateng sent off after he collected a second yellow card for clipping Giorgio Chiellini in the face with his arm.

Udinese had a more straightforward victory.

Medhi Benatia opened the scoring in the 29th minute and Antonio Di Natale added a second from the penalty spot 18 minutes from time.

Palermo and Cagliari joined Napoli - 3-0 winners at Inter Milan on Saturday night - on 10 points, one adrift of top spot.

Giulio Migliaccio's first goal of the season and an injury-time Abel Hernandez penalty helped Palermo continue their impressive home form with a 2-0 win over Siena.

Long-serving midfielder Migliaccio set Palermo on their way, opening the scoring in the 19th minute, and, despite Devis Mangia's side being reduced to 10 men in the 55th minute when Federico Balzaretti was sent off, the hosts kept hold of their lead before Hernandez sealed the win from the spot late on.

Palermo are unbeaten at the Stadio Renza Barbara since May 22.

Two first-half goals allowed Cagliari to somehow snatch a 2-0 victory over Lecce at Via del Mare.

Thiago Ribeiro put the visitors ahead 10 minutes in and, after Lecce went close to an equaliser on several occasions, Davide Biondini made it 2-0 before the interval.

The hosts continued to press for the remainder of the game but were unable to find a way past goalkeeper Michael Agazzi.

Miroslav Klose grabbed a late winner to hand Lazio an impressive 2-1 victory at Fiorentina.

Fiorentina took an eighth-minute lead through Alessio Cerci but Hernanes equalised before the half-hour mark and although Fiorentina looked the most likely to snatch all three points, it was Germany international Klose who headed in the winner with seven minutes remaining.

Cesena picked up their first point of the season with a 0-0 draw at home to Chievo but should have claimed a victory.

The hosts went into the contest at the Dino Manuzzi stadium with nothing to show for their efforts from the first four games of the season but could have taken the lead when they were awarded a penalty in the second half.

However, Adrian Mutu saw his effort saved by Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino as the contest finished goalless.

Sebastian Giovinco inspired Parma to only their second win of the season to lift them out of the relegation zone as they beat Genoa 3-1.

The Italy international scored two and created the third against an off-colour Genoa, who slumped to their second straight defeat.

Giovinco scored his first in the 29th minute before adding a second from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute.

He then turned provider for the third goal, scored by captain Stefano Morrone in the 50th minute.

Rodrigo Palacio scored a consolation for Genoa with the final kick of the game from the penalty spot.

Alejandro Gomez's stoppage-time equalizer earned Catania a dramatic 3-3 draw against Novara at the Stadio Silvio Piola.

The hosts twice came from behind to get back on level terms, Marcio Rigoni's penalty cancelling out Nicola Legrottaglie's 14th-minute opener and Takayuki Morimoto equalizing again after Francesco Lodi had restored Catania's advantage.

Promoted Novara then went in front for the first time in the 85th minute through substitute Jeda, only for Gomez to snatch a draw for the visitors in the first minute of added time.

On Saturday, Napoli moved temporarily to the top of the table with a convincing win at Inter Milan, ending Claudio Ranieri's winning start to life as manager of the Nerazzurri .

Walter Mazzarri's side laid out their title credentials in style with a 3-0 success at the San Siro.

A red card for Joel Obi and a dubious penalty decision in the 43rd minute helped Napoli on their way - although Marek Hamsik missed the penalty, Hugo Campagnaro converted the rebound.

Further goals from Christian Maggio and Hamsik in the second half earned Napoli all three points.

In Saturday's other game, Roma won their second game in a row, beating Atalanta 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico to end the Bergamo side's unbeaten start to the campaign.

Bojan Krkic opened his account for the Giallorossi in the 20th minute before Pablo Osvaldo added a second after half an hour.

German Denis opened the game up with a goal in the 48th minute, but Fabio Simplicio settled Roma's nerves with the winner nine minutes from the end.

Man United Set For Tempting £25m Inter Milan Swap Offer

New Inter Milan boss Claudio Ranieri is ready to offer Man United the services of playmaker Wesley Sneijder as the new San Siro boss attempts to reignite Sir Alex Ferguson’s interest in the Dutchman. In return the Nerazzurri boss will ask for winger Nani in a straight swap deal that may well tempt the Premier League champions.

Moves to bring Sneijder to Old Trafford in the summer were said to have reached a fairly advanced stage with chief executive David Gill in talks with the Italian giants but a deal was not sealed before the transfer window slammed shut and moves to complete the deal either in January or next summer are very plausible and now the Serie A side want to make an offer to keep such a deal alive.

Inter Milan have had a horrid start to their current campaign and this resulted in the sacking of boss Gian Piero Gasperini just weeks into the new season and newly appointed former Chelsea boss Ranieri believes that now may be the time to consider cashing in on Sneijder.

The 27 year old has not been in the best form and Ranieri is keen to offload the former Ajax and Real Madrid man in return for Man United winger Nani. The Portuguese international found himself out of the first team picture towards the end of last season, despite being the Premier League’s leading assist maker but has been an ever present this term notching up three goals and three assists already.

However given the impact Ashley Young has made since his arrival from Aston Villa and the fact that Ferguson has Luis Antonio Valencia to use on the right flank perhaps the offer of Sneijder in return could lead the Scot to consider losing the former Sporting Lisbon man.

It was widely reported that a big factor in the collapse of any summer move to sign Wesley Sneijder were the Dutch international’s wage demands which the Inter Milan man would have to consider reducing to seal such a move and a lot could also depend on the continued good form shown by the likes of Tom Cleverley which could negate the need to bring in another ‘marquee’ signing.

That said Sneijder is considered to be one of the best playmakers in European football and the form he showed during Inter Milan’s treble winning campaign would lead many to assume that Sir Alex Ferguson could still be interested in completing a deal to Utrecht born attacking midfielder.