It is only from the Sportsmail so best not get carried away, Leeds in New Year swoop for Rickie Lambert?

The Mail reckon the Southampton striker, 30, who has netted six times in the Premiership will become available if Saints sign "other players" which suggests the journalist who wrote this piece was desperate to get finished for Christmas.

The same article mentions Craig Mackail-Smith of Brighton who is available for £1.5m.

Both Warnock and the new owners have said they will not spend crazy money in the January transfer-window and the priority appears to be tying down our four loanees Messers Tonge, Tate, Thomas and Hall on longer deals.

However Warnock admitted last week he wants a high profile striker to push on Lucianno Becchio, those words certainly spurred Becchio on yesterday where he turned in a match-winning performance bagging both goals in our 2-0 win over Boro.

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