Rumours: Liverpool and Arsenal battle for Xherdan Shaqiri

Is di Maria Paris bound?

Angel di Maria could be leaving Old Trafford (I have a feeling this story will rumble) and a Bayern Munich squad player is wanted by top English clubs.

Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly preparing a surprise close-season bid for Manchester United winger Angel Di Maria.

Di Maria only joined the Red Devils in the summer from Real Madrid for a fee close to 60million but that recent move does not appear to have dampened the interest of PSG boss Laurent Blanc who sees the Argentinian as a potential target.

The Parisian club were heavily linked with Di Maria before he joined United but found their spending powers restricted by the Financial Fair Play rules. French newspaper Le 10 Sport has reported that PSG will make an approach for the 26-year-old next summer, especially if the Premier League outfit fail to qualify for the Champions League.

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Elsewhere and the Mirror understands that Tottenham will look to solve their defensive woes by signing Ajax right-back Ricardo van Rhijn in January. Spurs sent scouts to France to cast an eye over the 23-year-old in the recent 3-1 Champions League loss to PSG.

The Dutch international is seen as the man to replace the injury-plagued Kyle Walker and provide a bit more stability for the north London club. Van Rhijn is expected to cost around 5million and comes highly rated after scoring two goals and providing one assist in his 11 league starts this season.

Staying with Spurs and the club have confirmed scout Paul Mitchell has been appointed after leaving Southampton. Mitchell is credited with bringing in Graziano Pelle, Dusan Tadic and Sadio Mane this summer and Tottenham are hopeful he can continue to seek out top talent.

According to ITV Sport, Mauricio Pochettino is hoping that Mitchell can use his Saints links to secure deals for Morgan Schneiderlin and Jay Rodriguez when the January transfer window comes around.

The Mirror has reported that Bayern Munich are prepared to allow out-of-favour midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri to leave on loan in January. Arsenal and Liverpool have been heavily linked with the Swiss international and will be buoyed by the recent turn of events. The Bavarian club will allow the 23-year-old to spend the second half of the season out on loan in return for a 1.5million fee, with the option to make the switch permanent for 12million at the end of the campaign. The former Basel man has found first-team chances hard to come by, with Franck Ribery, Thomas Muller and Arjen Robben all ahead of him in the pecking order.