A Sky Bet survey has revealed that Liverpool's captain fantastic Steven Gerrard is the most wanted player amongst Premiership fans.
With the January transfer window opening, Sky Bet polled British supporters and discovered that over a third were desperate to see Stevie G don their club's colours for the New Year.
The Reds skipper, recently awarded an MBE, beat Arsenal counterpart Thierry Henry into second place, with Barcelona's Samba star Ronaldinho the third most in-demand player.
Completing the top five on British supporters' wish-lists were England pair Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard.
Most wanted
1. Steven Gerrard (35%)
2. Thierry Henry (30%)
3. Ronaldinho (24%)
4. Wayne Rooney (23%)
5. Frank Lampard (21%)
Sky Bet's research also revealed that the most highly-prized manager was Martin O'Neill of Aston Villa (18%), with the Ulsterman beating his more illustrious rivals Sir Alex Ferguson (16%), Jose Mourinho (11%) and Arsene Wenger (10%).
However it is transfer tittle-tattle that is so tantalising at this time of year, and Sky Bet are offering a number of special markets regarding the final destination of a number of in-demand stars.
Southampton teenager Gareth Bale is hotly tipped to move to the Premiership after scoring five goals from left-back this season, but will he end up at Manchester United (3/1), Tottenham (5/1), Arsenal (8/1), Liverpool (10/1) or Chelsea (14/1)?
Sky Bet's poll found that 38 per cent of supporters wanted David Beckham to return to the Premiership, but at present the Real Madrid midfielder is favourite to join Internazionale (5/1), with Tottenham (10/1) and Liverpool (12/1) the two hotly-tipped English clubs to secure his signature.
With the January transfer window opening, Sky Bet polled British supporters and discovered that over a third were desperate to see Stevie G don their club's colours for the New Year.
The Reds skipper, recently awarded an MBE, beat Arsenal counterpart Thierry Henry into second place, with Barcelona's Samba star Ronaldinho the third most in-demand player.
Completing the top five on British supporters' wish-lists were England pair Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard.
Most wanted
1. Steven Gerrard (35%)
2. Thierry Henry (30%)
3. Ronaldinho (24%)
4. Wayne Rooney (23%)
5. Frank Lampard (21%)
Sky Bet's research also revealed that the most highly-prized manager was Martin O'Neill of Aston Villa (18%), with the Ulsterman beating his more illustrious rivals Sir Alex Ferguson (16%), Jose Mourinho (11%) and Arsene Wenger (10%).
However it is transfer tittle-tattle that is so tantalising at this time of year, and Sky Bet are offering a number of special markets regarding the final destination of a number of in-demand stars.
Southampton teenager Gareth Bale is hotly tipped to move to the Premiership after scoring five goals from left-back this season, but will he end up at Manchester United (3/1), Tottenham (5/1), Arsenal (8/1), Liverpool (10/1) or Chelsea (14/1)?
Sky Bet's poll found that 38 per cent of supporters wanted David Beckham to return to the Premiership, but at present the Real Madrid midfielder is favourite to join Internazionale (5/1), with Tottenham (10/1) and Liverpool (12/1) the two hotly-tipped English clubs to secure his signature.
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