Here is some insider info I managed to find on another site. Hope this clears things up a bit. These guys have been right in what they have said since I have been following them and thats almost 2 years now.
Lucas Barrios:
Whilst I think it unlikely that would interested in moving from Dortmund to Liverpool, it is not totally out of the question that he could be available and Liverpool could bid. He has struggled to get back in the starting line-up after injury and does not seem happy with sitting on the bench. But I would expect Dortmund to be looking for a replacement striker as they already know that there is interest in Lewandowski and whilst they have their target set as Welliton I am not so sure they would let both players leave. I also think if he gets a run of games he will stop bleating and stay
Lewandowski:
Lewandowski has been watched by Liverpool, Rubin Kazan, Spartak Moscow (who are concerned about losing Welliton) and Lille. He could possibly move in January but Dortmund would need to find a replacement first as they are short on strikers. But you are right that Dortmund may not wish to sell.
M'Baye Niang: I believe Comolli has been monitoring his progress through the season, not sure how serious the interest is though.
Gaston Ramirez: -
Whilst Gaston Ramirez has been watched by Liverpool I remain unsure as to how strong the interest is from the club. A move to Sevilla, Palermo or Juventus, who have now made a firm offer, is also possible - although unsubstantiated rumours suggest Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid are also interested. It is in the best interest of his agent for him to leave Italy where the transaction will be handled by the agent himself. Bologna are looking for £15M and the agent is looking for a signing on fee for the player as well. If no suitable offers are made, then the player will stay at Bologna through to the summer.
Sow: - I am pretty sure we have been saying for a while that Sow is available, he was always likely to make the move to the Prem. Personally I feel Arsenal are his most likely destination, but that's just based on a feeling not info.
Doumbia:
we have defo had him looked at, we know the price, but as far as I am aware nothing else has happened. Whether that is because we have decided against him or we are just biding our time and will bid for him in Jan, I can only guess at right now/ There has been an enquiry from Newcastle about Doumbia and it is likely if there is another team who have actually enquired it will be Arsenal. No doubt others have had scouts at games but that is some way from making any enquiries for the player. Doumbia does a good job of talking himself up and CSKA will likely want £25M or so for the player. Getting through to the last 16 of the Champions League makes a January move less likely
Santiago Garcia:
Liverpool, Benfica and Manchester United have taken a look Uruguayan Santiago Garcia who now plays for Brazilian side Paranaense - but like with many South Americans, there are complications. Liverpool were looking at the player when he was still playing for Nacional in Uruguay during the summer. This predates Diego Caniggia joining Liverpool but no doubt he is well aware of the situation. The major issue surrounds Garcia failing a drug test (Columbian Nose Candy) following Nacional's Uruguayan cup final victory back in June somethime. However, because the process for conducting drug tests in Uruguay is not regulated or approved any ban he would be given cannot be ratified by the authorities and therefore is only applicable in Uruguay where he no longer plays. As you saw, he is seen as a good talent, but there are issues.
Moussa Sissoko:
Toulouse's Moussa Sissoko is a fine player and has attracted interest from Lyon, Roma, Genoa, Juventus, Liverpool and probably Napoli. Arsenal and Milan's previous interest waned over the summer. Damien Comolli let Sissoko's agent know that Liverpool see his man as the ideal long-term replacement for Steven Gerrard but for some reason Liverpool failed to make the final push in the summer. Sissoko is available but both Roma and Lyon appear to have the edge over other interested clubs and as far as I know at the moment Liverpool have yet to follow up their previous interest.
Montolivo:
Liverpool have certainly had him watched and the reason that he is of interest is because he has been refusing to sign a new contract. Branchini is assuming that he will run down the contract and leave for free in the summer - thereby getting a large signing on fee which he, as Montolivo's agent will no doubt have a share of.
Higuain:
Higuain has been offered to Chelsea already, it is not an auction. Liverpool are not currently in a position to buy Higuain.
Podolski:
I think we might struggle to get him, lots of teams have put in a lot of work to convince him they are his best option. We are not at the front of the queue right now./ Ed002's Note - Schalke, Lazio, Spurs and Arsenal have shown an interest but he could decide to move to Turkey with Galatasary or possibly Russia with interest from several clubs including Anzhi and Zenit. If he does move to England, Arsenal is certainly the most likely destination.
Lucas Ocampos:
River Plate's Lucas Ocampos has been looked at by a number of sides with Bayern Munich and Chelsea maintaining an interest. I understand that Diego Caniggia took a look on behalf of Liverpool but it was decided that he would be too expensive to buy and that seems to have ended any brief interest that Liverpool had. Inter Milan, Sevilla and Palermo have also shown an interest and Juventus (not either of the Milan clubs) made a bid of $15.5M. If another offer has been made it may well be from Bayern Munich. I don't see him moving in January.
Luuk De Jong:
I am not sure about De Jong, it really does depend on someone else moving for him, if they do we will too. If no one else does, he will likely be a summer target/ Ed001's Note - it is hard to say, there is a very real interest in him, but it really depends on what kind of interest there is in him from other clubs. For me, he looks very much suited to the English league/he is interested and Twente are willing to do a deal
Eriksen:
Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and AC Milan have shown an interest in Eriksen. He has already rejected both Manchester City and Chelsea but AC Milan remain the most interested club. Back in mid July someone from the Milan Press Office said he had heard of interest from Manchester United - but I am not aware of any confirmation of that interest. I doubt that January is an option for a move to Liverpool, but perhaps the summer. The player has expressed an interest to move to Spain.
Adam Johnson:
If Manchester City buy a replacement and he comes up for sale then I am sure Liverpool will be interested.
Hazard:
Unless an extraordinary bid is made in January, Eden Hazard will not be available to the summer. Real Madrid or Barcelona is his preferred destination. PSG, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan are all interested to one degree or another. I said over the summer that I would not be surprised to see Manchester United through their hat in to the ring with Hazard as well. I don't see Hazard moving to Liverpool, Juventus, AC Milan or Arsenal for that matter. Chelsea have maintained a long-term interest but one particularly influential party at the club sees the player as having an attitude problem.
Goetze:
Arsenal, Manchester United and Barcelona have already been knocked back by his club and Goetze himself has made it abundantly clear that he wants to stay at Dortmund for this season, although no doubt a very significant offer would be listened to. Real Madrid may be able to persuade him to move. He has identified his favourite teams as Barcelona and Arsenal. There is also interest also from AC Milan - and I suspect that they are shifting their interest in Ganso or Fernando to Goetze due to persisting non-EU quota issues. There may be some, so far unpublisized, interest from elsewhere announced soon.
Lucas Moura:
If Lucas Moura becomes available I suspect he will end up in Italy. Lucas was enquired about by Liverpool (amongst numerous teams) in the summer and the quoted price was $130M. He may eventually be sold for much less but way more than any English side will pay for an unproven teenager - with figures around 35M euros being suggested. There is, in my view, no chance of him moving to England or to Liverpool in the short term. If pushed, Roma or one of the Milan clubs could attract him away from his other option - a move to Portugal with perhaps third party ownership. However, I doubt he will leave Brazil for perhaps a year or two
Kagawa:
We have no idea how Kagawa would feel toward a move personally, but Liverpool have been one of the clubs, along with Udinese, Spurs, Villarreal and Valencia, who have shown an interest in him this season. Kagawa himself has had a generally pretty poor season although it has picked up recently.
Rory Donnely:
he is a young lad with a huge amount of potential, but he is being eyed up as one for the future, if he does choose to join us, it will not be at the expense of another striker./Ed001's Note (on a trial at Liverpool 21/12/11) - that's the lad from Cliftonville? If so yes, well he is due to go to the club today anyway
Vargas:
The main problem with Vargas moving to England was a work permit as you suggest. We knew that there had been interest in Eduado Vargas from Italian and English clubs (Liverpool, Chelsea, Napoli, Inter Milan, Palermo and probably others) but there were concerns from the English clubs as to whether or not he will be able to obtain international clearance immediately making England a less likely destination than Italy or Russia. If he were to move and go on loan, then an English club is taking a risk that he continues to play competitive internationals for his country. Chelsea, Zenit and Napoli made offers. Zenit's offer was not welcomed by the player and Chelse could not offer commitments about where the player would be come the summer and a six month loan back to Universidad as it is unknown if a work permit could be obtained. As such, Napoli is the most likely destination.
Tiote:
I really don't know who is interested in Tiote. He has had injury problems which I would suspect would make people nervous about taking him on. Additionally he will be going to the ACN and may not be available until mid February.
Jadson:
Jadson very nearly joined Arsenal in the summer and at 28 and with Shakhtar out of the Champions League a move would not be a surprise. However, reported interest from Liverpool seems to be based on speculation at this time. Sao Paulo remains an option for him
Soldado:
Certainly Liverpool have shown some interest in Soldado who is having a good season but his availability in January is by no means certain. Milan are also interested in the player but have perhaps been a little distracted by Tevez. At about 25M euro Soldado would not be cheap.
Defoe:
Defoe wants to stay high profile and play regularly to make sure he gets a Euro place. I understand his concern is that at Spurs he is not starting games. So if Liverpool can give him a start, and want him, and make a bid, then I guess something could be done. A loan is less likely.
Fernando Reges:
The Porto player holds a Brazilian passport but AC Milan may challenge Chelsea and Inter Milan for the player at around £20M. Porto are keen to hold on to the player and will attempt to turn down any January bids. AC Milan would need to give up one non-EU player (probably Mario Yepes) to bring Fernando in and may chose to figure out if a deal could be done for Ganso or Goetze instead. He would be a great buy if Liverpool could get him, but we do not know of any confirmed interest at the moment but there has been speculation
Ozil:
Ozil for 15m? I wish. There is a chance he will be available, but not a hope in hell of getting him for that little.
Lavezzi:
No, I don't think so. Liverpool's interest in Lavezzi pre-dates the last January window. He has an agent in Frederic Guerra who does a really good job of talking up his players without being pushy; and a fabulous technique where he denies interest in his players from major clubs thereby attracting attention to them. There is potentially interest from several clubs including Manchester City (who need a replacement for Tevez), Zenit and Inter.
Xherdan Shaqiri:
If he were to be available now then there would be plenty of interest including at least Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Hamburg, Leverkusen, both Manchester clubs and Liverpool. If it has been reported that Shaqiri has chosen Liverpool over anyone else then I guess Liverpool must have had an offer accepted by Basel and then negotiated terms with the player already. It seems unlikely to me. I am sure if he were to become available then Liverpool would be interested, but I somehow doubt a deal has been completed.
Muniain:
Muniain has been touted around the clubs on behalf of Bilbao - and two clubs in England have certainly been approached all ready. The asking price is 40M euros. They won't get it. I don't think clubs would risk half of that on a player who is young and has shown himself to be pretty immature. Roma interest is still there but perhaps an eventual move to Barcelona beckons.
Marin:
AC Milan, Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs, Napoli, Juventus and Roma have all shown an interest in Marko Marin in the past and I hear that Arsenal are interested at the moment. Much will depend on whether or not Liverpool make the Champions League as to whether he is a viable option or not; and the summer is a considerable distance away at present. Perhaps Italy is the most likely destination, and I understand his preferred destination
Huntelaar:
No interest from Liverpool that we are aware of, but I understand he is open to considering any offers made to Schalke, but they certainly do not want to sell.
Perroti: Perroti will be available in the summer and may well be a viable option.
Fernando Torres:
no, we have absolutely NO interest in him returning, he will not be coming back. Torres playing for Liverpool again should be a nightmare, his form is awful, he forced his way out of the club, then he p***ed all over it with some pathetic little digs. He is hated in Madrid for doing exactly the same thing to Atletico. Please grow up and forget this hero worship of pathetic little brats that deserve nothing but contempt!
Hope this clears things up a bit.
