Sunderland, Atletico Madrid, and Sevilla are chasing Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora - Sun

Newcastle defender Steven Taylor has hinted he could leave if Alan Shearer does not get the manager's job at St James' Park - Telegraph

Meanwhile, reported Sunderland target Titus Bramble is poised to be named Wigan's new captain, taking over from Mario Melchiot - Sun

Manchester United are talking to Brazilian club Gremio about a deal for their 18-year-old midfielder Douglas Costa - dubbed the new Cristiano Ronaldo - Times

West Ham, Aston Villa, Everton and Fulham are in the running to sign former Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen after Barcelona confirmed he can leave for the right price - Mirror

Wolves are ready to break their club's transfer record with a £6.5m move for Reading forward Kevin Doyle - Mail

Highly rated Sheffield United youngster Kyle Naughton could be sold to bring in money for several new signings, with Aston Villa and Everton keen on the £5m-rated defender - Mail

Chelsea are having talks with CSKA Moscow about £15m-rated left-back Yuri Zhirkov - Times

They are also interested in Inter Milan right-back Maicon after missing out on Glen Johnson, who joined Liverpool - Sun

Hull, Wolves and Portsmouth are all challenging Celtic for the signature of Nancy striker Marc-Antoine Fortune, who played under new Celtic boss Tony Mowbray on loan at West Brom last season - Record