Football Transfer Rumours - Jan-20-2011

Portsmouth boss Steve Cotterill has tabled a £250,000 bid for Ipswich midfielder David Norris, 29, who is out of contract in the summer.

Sheffield Wednesday are set to sign striker Lee Hughes, 34, from League One rivals Notts County in a £200,000 deal.

Middlesbrough's Scottish striker Kris Boyd, 27, is wanted by Russian club Terek Grozny, who appointed former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit as their head coach this week.

West Ham are targeting Sporting Lisbon's attacking midfielder Simon Vukcevic, with the 24-year-old Montenegro player valued at £17m, although the Hammers only want to pay about £6m.

Blackburn boss Steve Kean hopes to seal a cut-price deal for Birmingham winger Sebastian Larsson this week, with the Swede available because his contract expires in the summer.

West Bromwich Albion are trying to seal a six-month deal for Aston Villa's Norwegian striker John Carew, 31, in time for him to make his debut this weekend.

Aston Villa are ready to let unwanted midfielder Stephen Ireland join Newcastle on loan and are preparing a third, improved £4m bid for Blackpool playmaker Charlie Adam.

Paul Konchesky could rejoin Fulham on loan as Liverpool explore ways of offloading the left-back who only arrived at Anfield from Craven Cottage four and a half months ago for £4m.

Liverpool could be on the verge of sealing a deal with Ajax for 23-year-old Luis Suarez, with Dutch forward Ryan Babel a potential makeweight in a package worth about £18m.

Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been cleared to approach his old club Monaco with a view to a cut-price £9m transfer.

Tottenham Hotspur are weighing up the possibility of a £16.5m move for former Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi, 23, who is now established as one of the best strikers in the Spanish league at Villarreal.

Chelsea have earmarked Manchester City's Joleon Lescott, 27, as an alternative if they fail to prise defender David Luiz, 23, from Benfica.

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is weighing up £25m-rated Udinese midfield star Alexis Sanchez but has been unable to agree a fee for the 23-year-old Chile international.

Sunderland will also bring forward their pursuit of Wigan's French winger Charles N'Zogbia but are not prepared to meet the club's £12m valuation.

Sunderland have enquired about Tottenham's Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko but will not pay the £13.8m asking price for the 29-year-old and will instead turn his attention to Stoke's Ricardo Fuller, Wigan's Hugo Rodallega and Birmingham's Kevin Phillips.

Everton left-back Leighton Baines and Benfica defender Fabio Coentrao have been lined up by Manchester United as possible replacements for Patrice Evra - if the 29-year-old Frenchman joins Real Madrid this summer.