Italian giants Juventus are ready to make a new year offer to try and sign Steven Pienaar from Everton, although Tottenham are also believed to be interested in the player.
Everton boss David Moyes remains hopeful that the South African ace will sign a new contract at the club but the closer it gets to the end of the year the less likely that looks.
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp is keen on the midfielder and will be monitoring what Juve do closely but the signs are that an offer could be on it's way in the new year if he has not signed a new deal.
If the 28-year-old sees out his contract then he will be a free agent next summer and both Arsenal and Liverpool will be in the running to sign him.