Sunderland are ready to bid for Reading striker Kevin Doyle.
The Journal says Sunderland are turning to Doyle after receiving little or no encouragement from a number of other attacking targets.
Roy Keane will step up his interest in Doyle as part of a double deal with Stephen Hunt. Although the Black Cats were forced to admit defeat in their protracted attempts to sign left-winger Hunt from Reading in January, the Royals' relegation has altered the equation.