The Mail on Sunday says Jol, who feels he has been overruled by director of football Damien Comolli on transfer policy in the last 12 months, is determined to bring in Portsmouth's Matt Taylor or Luis Boa Morte from West Ham to solve the team's left-sided problem.

He is also looking for the board to meet West Bromwich's £10 million asking price for defender Curtis Davies, who is also being strongly courted by Aston Villa.