All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
Portsmouth are ahead of Fulham in the race for Southend's £2m-rated striker Freddy Eastwood. (Daily Mail)
Aston Villa are leading the chase for Watford winger Ashley Young and are also set to take Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips on loan. (Daily Mirror)
Nigel Reo-Coker has been told to sort out his West Ham future by Tuesday. (The Sun)
Bayern Munich have cooled talk that Owen Hargreaves will move to Manchester United in the transfer window. (Various)
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Sunderland boss Roy Keane has pulled off a major transfer coup and landed Arsenal's Anthony Stokes - ahead of Celtic and Charlton. (Various)
Newcastle are set to extend the contract of Nobby Solano by another year. (The Sun)
West Ham have failed in their attempt to offload £7m defender Anton Ferdinand to Spurs or Chelsea - beacause neither club will match the asking price. (Daily Mail)
Southampton will hold a board meeting today top decide whether to sell defender Gareth Bale to Manchester United in a deal worth £5m. (Daily Mail)
Sheffield United are closing in on Leeds' England Under-21 defender Matthew Kilgallon. (Daily Star)
Charlton boss Alan Pardew has insisted that Darren Bent will stay with the club until the end of the season - days after claiming he would listen to offers for the striker. (The Sun)
If Bent does leave Tottenham and Liverpool are leading the chase to sign him. (Daily Mail)
OTHER GOSSIP
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has held meetings with his agent Jorge Mendes over his future at Stamford Bridge. (The Sun)
The odds on the Portuguese boss leaving Stamford Bridge this summer have shortened to 2-1 amid reports that Guus Hiddink is being lined up to replace him. (Racing Post)
Scottish FA chief David Taylor will plead with Walter Smith not to leave his post as Scotland boss - even if he takes the Rangers job. (Daily Record)
Sheffield United assistant manager Stuart McCall has insisted he has not heard anything from Rangers about taking a role at the club. (Daily Record)
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says FA Cup goalscorer Henrik Larsson is in the same class as Red Devils' legend Eric Cantona. (Various)
Former Charlton boss Iain Dowie has vowed to make a successful return to top-level management. (Daily Mirror)
Everton's 4-1 FA Cup home defeat to Blackburn was caused by the different ball used in cup matches. (Various)
AND FINALLY...
Macclesfield skipper David Morley has said £30m Chelsea man Andriy Shevchenko would struggle to win the support of the Moss Rose faithful. (Various)
Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest striker Grant Holt said it was tougher playing Accrington Stanley than it was taking on Premiership Charlton in the FA Cup on Saturday. (Various)