Martin O'Neill will allow Marlon Harewood to leave the club as part of a £10m deal to land Reading striker Kevin Doyle. (Daily Mirror)

Michael Owen has put talks over a new deal on hold with crisis-hit Newcastle until the end of the season. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United are trailing Turkish striker Sercan Yildirim, 18, of Bursaspor. (Various)

Roy Keane is keeping tabs on Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas. (Daily Mirror)

Diego Tristan hopes to be offered a deal with West Ham when his trial ends on Saturday. (The Times)

Brian Howard has warned Barnsley he will go on strike unless he is allowed to join Sheffield United. (Daily Mail)

Newcastle may offer Stephen Carr a short-term deal to solve their defensive problems. (Various)

Plymouth want to complete the loan signing of Crystal Palace midfielder Carl Fletcher before the end of the week. (Daily Star)

Melbourne Heat are hoping to make injured Newcastle striker Mark Viduka, 32, their marquee signing at the end of the season. (The Times)

Alex McLeish has been promised £2m to sign Crystal Palace midfielder Ben Watson in the January transfer window. (Various)

Nottingham Forest are poised to offer deals to Arsenal academy players James Dunne, 19, Paul Rodgers, 19 and Abu Ogogo, 18. (Daily Star)

The South African consortium bidding to take control of Newcastle believe they are favourites to succeed Mike Ashley. (Daily Mail)

Kevin Keegan has met three consortiums bidding for control of the St James' Park club for talks about a comeback. (The Sun)

Wayne Rooney will declare himself fit for October's World Cup qualifiers, as he has not suffered ankle ligament damage. (Daily Star)

Didier Drogba could miss the next six weeks of the season after injuring knee ligaments away at Cluj on Wednesday. (Various)

Phil Brown is heading for a row with Jamaica after they called up injured striker Marlon King. (Daily Mirror)

Dean Saunders is set to become the new manager of Wrexham. (The Sun)