Paper Talk: Johnson for Spurs, Heskey for Birmingham and the rest of today's transfer gossip

By Ian Cruise in Football Spy

Published 09:01 22/10/09

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Another day and another transfer target for Harry Redknapp. Yesterday it was £14million Brazilian Sandro in his sights, and today's got his eye on Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson . The Tottenham boss is set to make a £6million move for the England Under-21 star in January. (The Sun)

Birmingham will join Blackburn in the race to sign Emile Heskey if the 31-year-old England striker quits Aston Villa to boost his World Cup hopes. (The Sun)

Sunderland are planning a January raid on one of their north-east rivals. The Black Cats are eyeing up Middlesbrough's England Under-21 winger Adam Johnson. (Daily Mirror)

Stoke manager Tony Pulis is ready to offer £1.5million for Huddersfield's highly-rated young goalkeeper Alex Smithies . But that falls some way short of the Terriers' £4million valuation. (Daily Mirror)

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is interested in Barnsley's teenage striker Reuben Noble-Lazarus . The 16-year-old became the youngest Football League player ever when he made his debut against Ipswich in October 2008, aged just 15 years and 45 days. (The Sun)

Arsenal are leading the chase for 14-year-old Montenegro midfielder Nikola Zvrko . Chelsea and Barcelona are also interested in the youngster. (Daily Mail)

Sheffield United manager Kevin Blackwell is weighing up a move for former Wigan striker Henri Camara , who is a free agent, to boost his injury-hit squad. (Daily Mirror)

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