Aston Villa have joined Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers in the race to sign Bobby Zamora from Fulham.
The England striker's icy relationship with manager Martin Jol cooled further when he was left out of the Cottagers squad for the defeat at Swansea on Saturday.
Jol insisted after that Zamora was still part of his plans but the 30-year-old forward wants to seal a place in England's squad for Euro 2012 and so could be open for a move away from Craven Cottage.
Tottenham could also be ready to make an offer to their former player, but Villa boss Alex McLeish is a big fan of Zamora.
McLeish, reportedly, wants a new striker, midfielder and right-back in the January transfer window.