Andy Carroll about to luck out again whilst United and Liverpool chase 19-year-old

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Lucas Moura injured. Son at the Asian Games. Dele Alli a concern. Llorente, beta. Who you gonna call? Andy Carroll is the only number Tottenham Hotspur can think of dialling. Despite playing just 25 league games in the last two seasons and managing to hit the net just three times in that period, Spurs are said to be calling on the nine-times England international as a bandaid for a thinning squad. According to the Sun, the 30-year-old Carroll is considered a decent stop-gap for the outside title-contenders who are sitting in third place but still not cut adrift just yet. With Carroll's contract at West Ham expiring in the summer, he could come at a very cost-effective price this January. Well, if you need someone to fill the physio table. Chelsea meanwhile are set to complete the loan signing of Gonzala Higuain in the coming days with their defender Emerson Palmieri moving in the other direction towards Juventus. Barcelona, PSG and Man City are all fighting over one man, Frenkie de Jong. The Ajax midfielder is just 21 years of age but already has his pick of the richest clubs in the world. Manchester United and Liverpool, on the other hand, are looking at a potential bargain in a young man named Joao Felix. The 19-year-old attacking midfielder for Benfica is yet to make his Portugal senior team debut but it is highly-rated in his country and is currently good for a goal every second game as it stands. Jurgen Klopp has said that he won't be panicked into buying anyone in January, even with the defensive crisis, and Liverpool's patience in waiting for the right man - like Van Dijk - has been paying off with them so they will continue their transfer policy of looking at players who can add to the team for the next five and six years to come and Felix certainly fits that bill. As per the Star, the Merseyside outfit will have a familiar foe in Manchester United though who are also keen on acquiring the youngster's services.