Fulham boss Roy Hodgson has made a move to sign out-of-favour Stoke striker James Beattie.
Hodgson wants Beattie on loan for the rest of the season to ease his injury crisis at Craven Cottage and also give the ex-England striker a fresh start.
Beattie had a dressing room bust-up with Stoke boss Tony Pulis at Arsenal two months ago and could now be offloaded, with Wolves and Blackburn also interested and monitoring developments.
Hodgson is desperate for more strike power as Bobby Zamora is a target for West Ham and US midfielder Clint Dempsey is out for six weeks with knee ligament damage.
The departure of Beattie would give Stoke boss Pulis more opportunity to resurrect a move for Portsmouth's England keeper David James.
The deal fell through last week after Stoke and Portsmouth failed to agree on a compromise for his £40,000-a-week wages.