The Wear-Tyne rivals will battle it out for England defender Wes Brown. Plus the rest of the latest transfer gossip...
Newcastle and Sunderland want Manchester United contract rebel Wes Brown - MirrorJurgen Klinsmann will take over at Liverpool if Rafael Benitez gets the sack - Sun
Manchester United are trialing 24-year-old Angola striker Manucho Goncalves - Mail
Newcastle and Blackburn want South African midfielder Lance Davids - Mail
Birmingham want Scotland striker Kris Boyd this week - Mirror
Aston Villa want £5m-rated Derby midfielder Giles Barnes - Telegraph
Stuttgart's Portuguese defender Fernando Meira won't move to Portsmouth in January - Sun
Torino want Wolves winger Michael Kightly - Mirror
Newcastle chairman Chris Mort has admitted he and Mike Ashley have held talks over manager Sam Allardyce's position - Sun
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