Inter Milan boss Rafa Benitez is set to make a New Year raid on Everton to try and land Steven Pienaar ahead of the chasing pack.
The South African is out of contract next summer and the list of clubs interested in taking the midfielder for nothing in June is endless with Tottenham very keen to follow up last summer's interest.
Benitez is considering making a tempting offer for Pienaar in January to try and persuade Everton to take some money rather than lose him for nothing in the summer.
The South African has shown no signs of signing a new deal and he may prefer to wait until the end of the season and pick and choose where he goes in his own time.