30-year-old Marseille captain Steve Mandanda looks like he has the pick of Merseyside clubs with both Everton and Liverpool interested in the shotstopper.
That report comes from a whole host of newspapers in the UK including the Telegraph.
They report that the goalkeeper, who is out-of-contract at the end of the season 'is open to a move to the Premier League'.
Many Evertonians believe that a new goalkeeper should be a high priority for Roberto Martinez, with Tim Howard struggling for form.
Mandanda would fit the bill with over 300 appearances for Marseille in France and is second choice in the international set-up only to Tottenham's Hugo Lloris.
Without seeing more of him it's difficult to say if he would fit in at Goodison? He sounds like a perfect fit, what do you think?
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Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has been erratic this season, while Tottenham Hotspur’s Hugo Lloris is one of the best in the Premier League.
Danny Murphy suggested on the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast show on talkSPORT on Monday morning (December 21) that Liverpool need a player of the same class as Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
Simon Mignolet is the first-choice Liverpool goalkeeper at the moment, while Adam Bogdan is his deputy.
"Let’s not beat around the bush," said former Liverpool and Tottenham midfielder Murphy. "Let’s not be diplomatic. Mignolet or Bogdan are not good enough.
"Lloris helped Tottenham get that win (against Southampton on Saturday) and I have seen that so many times. He is a fantastic goalkeeper who makes very good saves at the right time. Liverpool don’t have that."
Lloris is one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League and is arguably the only world-class player in the current Tottenham squad.
The France international has been in good form for Spurs so far this season and has played a key role in their challenge for a top-four finish in the league.
Former Tottenham forward Garth Crooks has been full of praise for Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli following yet another top quality performance against Southampton at the weekend, but has also warned that the youngster needs to keep his focus.
Putting together his Team of the Week for the BBC, Crooks commented on the "hard edge" that Spurs showed in brushing off the challenge of the Saints to push the recent defeat against Newcastle to back of their mind.
"This was epitomised by Dele Alli, who subjected himself to a crushing tackle from Jose Fonte in order to release Harry Kane on goal and open Tottenham's account," Crooks gushed.
"This kid Alli is a real talent. I just hope he doesn't lose himself to the 'fancy Dan' mentality that tends to accompany Tottenham players. If he and his colleagues can remain focused, they are top-four contenders."
Alli has been a revelation since joining the Tottenham first team this season and huge things are now expected of him. He's been a regular pick for Mauricio Pochettino, perhaps somewhat surprisingly so given his age and lack of experience, but he's already on course to go to Euro 2016 with England.
Crooks also picked fellow Spurs player Hugo Lloris among his XI for match-week 17 of the campaign. The French goalkeeper kept his first clean sheet of the month in the 2-0 win at St Mary's and Crooks thought he was "back to his best" after recent wobbles.
"Against Southampton he was back to his best, showing no signs of insecurity with a fine save from Sadio Mane," the pundit said of the Tottenham captain.
"But his save from James Ward-Prowse was so fantastic, even Jan Vertonghen gave him a hug to congratulate him. Good win - excellent clean sheet."
Spurs will need both players to be on top form over the Christmas period if the club is to firmly establish itself in the hunt for a Champions League place.
As Christmas Day and the new year approach, a number of sides will be revising their preseason targets -- and Tottenham should certainly be among them.
At the beginning of the campaign a top-four finish looked a big ask and manager Mauricio Pochettino and his players were loath to announce a specific goal, preferring to talk in vague terms about improving on last season and finishing as high as possible.
Now there is no escaping the fact that Spurs have a big opportunity to qualify for the Champions League, and to hide away from that would show a rather concerning lack of belief and ambition.
It could hardly be going much better for the north London outfit. They have got away with their gambles following an underwhelming end to the summer transfer window -- Eric Dier has proved to be an effective holding midfielder and Harry Kane has stayed fit while scoring 11 goals for his club.
Meanwhile, Chelsea's dramatic implosion has left the door to the Champions League wide open, and Manchester United, Liverpool and Everton are all struggling to maintain consistency. Indeed, all three teams lost at the weekend. Everton have the excuse that their 3-2 home defeat came against the surprise league leaders Leicester City, but Liverpool's 3-0 loss at Watford shows they are still finding their feet under Jurgen Klopp, and United's 2-1 reverse against another newly-promoted team, Norwich, at Old Trafford was a big upset.
Liverpool and Chelsea have already changed their managers this season and Louis van Gaal is now under real pressure at United after six games without a win, while Manuel Pellegrini's long-term future at Manchester City is in doubt after Pep Guardiola announced he will be leaving Bayern Munich at the end of the season.
The managerial changes and speculation suit Tottenham perfectly, given they are in a rare and valuable period of stability under Pochettino, and they will spend Christmas Day in fourth place.
The challenge now is to ensure they capitalise fully on the madness around them, and their rivals' weaknesses and distractions, because they may not get a better chance for a while. After all, their nearest challengers for a top-four spot, after Man United, are Crystal Palace, Watford and West Ham.
Just imagine if, after five years of being the frustrated nearly men and getting so close to a Champions League return -- particularly in 2012 and 2013 -- a new team gatecrashed the party and grabbed a place at Europe's top table, with all of the resulting financial benefits, and it wasn't Tottenham.
This season could prove to be a glorious success or a particularly bitter disappointment and the upcoming two games against Norwich and Watford -- who were both in the second tier last season -- give Spurs a big opportunity to go into 2016 dreaming of how high they could go, rather than fearing what they might miss out on.
Of course, it was Norwich's victory at Old Trafford on Saturday that allowed Tottenham to leapfrog United into the top four. Now Pochettino and his players must ensure they don't return the favour and suffer their own slip-up against Alex Neil's men at White Hart Lane on Boxing Day, especially as Spurs lost their last home game against a Newcastle side who, like Norwich, are lying in the bottom five places.
Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham can edge closer to a Champions League spot with a successful festive period, starting on Boxing Day vs. Norwich.
Kane has described that defeat as "a kick up the [backside] that we probably needed" and, on the surface, Saturday's 2-0 victory at Southampton suggested the lesson has been learned as the north Londoners secured their first win in four league games.
However, anyone who watched the first half hour at St Mary's may well have been a little alarmed. Spurs were lucky to be level when Kane broke the deadlock with his fine solo goal in the 40th minute. And, while Tottenham supporters will rightly praise the striker's positivity and skill and hail Kyle Walker and Dele Alli for the second goal that promptly followed, Southampton fans will justifiably lament their side's defending and argue that both goals were entirely avoidable.
Spurs may be in the top four, and their season may hold great promise, but they have lacked creativity in a number of league games recently and have not been at their fluid, incisive best in the top flight since the impressive 4-1 home win over West Ham a month ago, on Nov. 22.
They will certainly need to make a quicker start on Boxing Day than they did at Southampton because Norwich have been awkward visitors for most of the top-half teams this season. In addition to their latest success at Old Trafford, they have earned draws at Liverpool (1-1), West Ham (2-2) and Everton (1-1), and they were only beaten by one goal in their defeats at Chelsea (1-0) and Manchester City (2-1).
This is therefore a key test of whether Spurs are better equipped than their rivals, and whether they can maintain their place in the top four over the coming weeks and months.
Tottenham beat Southampton 2-0 on Saturday, earning praise from Garth Crooks in the process.
Pundit Garth Crooks has told BBC Sport that he has been concerned about Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, whilst praising Dele Alli.
After a shock home defeat to Newcastle United last weekend, Spurs bounced back with an impressive, comfortable win over Southampton on Saturday.
Goals from Harry Kane and Dele Alli handed Spurs all three points, taking them into fourth place in the Premier League table, with Mauricio Pochettino's men recovering from that Newcastle loss in real style.
The result handed goalkeeper Lloris and midfielder Alli a place in Garth Crooks' Team of the Week on BBC Sport, with the ex-Tottenham striker analysing his former club.
Crooks was hugely impressed with the performance of French goalkeeper Lloris, but admitted that he has been concerned with his displays of late, blaming him for a number of goals recently conceded by Tottenham.
"I have always had an enormous regard for Hugo Lloris but I have had some concerns recently," said Crooks. "Against Arsenal I held him responsible for their equaliser and again, against Newcastle, Thierry Henry spotted - and quite rightly - that Lloris had difficulty staying upright when under siege in the six-yard area."
"However, against Southampton he was back to his best showing no signs of insecurity with a fine save from Sadio Mane. But his save from James Ward-Prowse was so fantastic, even Jan Vertonghen gave him a hug to congratulate him. Good win - excellent clean sheet," he continued.
Crooks also raved about teenage wonderkid Alli, whose goal against Southampton was his fourth of a remarkable Premier League campaign.
The former MK Dons star has become an England international already this term, and Crooks hopes he keeps the same hard-working mentality, suggesting that Tottenham can qualify for the Champions League if their players remain focused.
