Stoke to Bid High for Cole

The Sun say David Sullivan has flown back to France to try and finish negotiations with Nice over Loic Remy.

Various newspapers are saying that Stoke are preparing a £12 million (or £14 million depending on which paper your read) bid for West Ham's Carlton Cole.

The Mirror have caught up with the news that West Ham are trialling Algeria World Cup keeper Rais M’Bolhi. Sky say however that West Ham have also got their eye on Leicester keeper Chris Weale.