Middlesbrough are making a late bid for Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson.
The Mirror says Boro boss Gareth Southgate has started negotiations to take the England man on loan or in a cut-price £4million deal.
Carson, on loan at Aston Villa last season, would jump at the chance of joining Boro who can give him a better stage to rebuild his career.
Southgate's bid means Carson is ready to turn his back on a £4m move to Stoke today.