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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)

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 - because neither club will match the asking price. (Daily Mail)

Southampton will hold a board meeting today to 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)

Portsmouth are ahead of Fulham in the race for Southend's £2m-rated striker Freddy Eastwood. (Daily Mail)