Town are set to make a renewed move to sign Cardiff City striker Michael Chopra, according to reports in Wales this morning. However, the Blues are said to face competition from Leeds United, who are expected complete the signing of Town defender Alex Bruce this morning.

Michael Chopra has long been understood to be Roy Keane’s number one summer target with the two close after their spell together at Sunderland and it is believed the Bluebirds turned down a Town offer of £3.75 million earlier in the summer.

However, with Chopra unhappy with the continuing financial crisis at Cardiff, the Blues are again reported to be keen to push through a deal by making a new offer. It’s understood that the initial bid was tabled towards the end of last season and that negotiations have continued throughout the summer.

Cardiff's current situation may force them to have to sell their prize asset to raise cash with fees owed to other clubs for various players, wages paid late last month and ongoing issues over unpaid PAYE.

Leeds United are also claimed to be interested in the 26-year-old, who Cardiff paid Sunderland £3 million for a year ago, but Portman Road continues to appear the former England U21 international’s most likely destination if he leaves the Bluebirds with the Whites perhaps not in a position to spend the amount of cash likely to be involved in the overall deal.

Meanwhile, Alex Bruce is expected to put pen to paper on a two-year deal at Elland Road this morning, a fee of £200,000 plus a further £100,000 on appearances having been agreed earlier in the week.

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dobbie73 added 08:29 - Jul 30 P*** off Leeds!!!
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gingerbond added 08:29 - Jul 30 Come on Keano...sign him up!
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suffolksam added 08:30 - Jul 30 thats him gone then looks like leeds dont plan on hanging around in the 2nd too long
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corshamblue added 08:33 - Jul 30 Chop Chop Keano
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cvillageblue added 08:34 - Jul 30 Don't get too excited icwales/ western mail is hardly held in high esteem here in south wales. Nothing new here in my opinion
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parkinshair added 08:39 - Jul 30 And so the Chopra saga rumbles on. I really think that this should be the last atempt. It reminds me of the Franny Jeffers stuff a few years back.
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Youth added 08:41 - Jul 30 hope we get chopra, but we need to pull finger out fast
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jas0999 added 08:43 - Jul 30 We need Chopra! Surely Leeds are not in a position to pay a high stransfer fee and his wages?
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Karlosfandangal added 08:44 - Jul 30 BBC website on Town,Keane is reported as saying 3 out and 3 in,if Garvan goes we will need a midfielder. IMO one will be Fulop plus a midfielder plus a striker, because of the lost of Stead and Lisbie plus Wickham injury. Is Chopra is the striker only time will tell. Can see Leeds finding 4.5 million for Chopra as their finance is not brilliant
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Karlosfandangal added 08:46 - Jul 30 Should read CANT see Leeds not can ooops sorry
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steed added 08:50 - Jul 30 according to terry baxter press bloke from ipswich. there will be players coming in press conference maybe today if not monday lets hope its chopra and fulop
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Youth added 08:54 - Jul 30 nice one steed
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gingerbond added 08:56 - Jul 30 Fullop must be signing today then
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16_Jack_ken_16 added 09:01 - Jul 30 keano just sign him up. use your money and make us happy :)
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james1989 added 09:07 - Jul 30 we are gonna need a striker like chopra to play up top with wickham and as wickham will miss the first few games of the season we really do need him! come on chops pleeaaaasssee sign :)
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bedsitfc added 09:16 - Jul 30 can you imagine if we got chops and priskin became the player we know he is capable of. we could have wickham spearheading a 3 man attack.
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Youth added 09:18 - Jul 30 bedsitfc that would be amazing!
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OnlyOneSirBobby added 09:20 - Jul 30 ME and SC need to get on it fast then if leeds are starting to have a look...its not down to keane this part, pretty sure he would have mentioned he wanted chopra, and from then on its down to SC and ME to get the deal done....so get to it boys!!
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tom_the_blue added 09:25 - Jul 30 We better get him! I think his relationship with Keane will put us above most other sides when trying to sign him.
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buresmac added 09:25 - Jul 30 Leeds interest was on Rumours .com, posted by the guy who was 100% they were signing Hooper! Bates wont pay big transfers - Leeds offer will be 1p in the £!!!!!!
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gibbo added 09:28 - Jul 30 Someone from the club told me at the end of last season that Chopra was coming for 5 mill if they did not go up and Phil Beadsey was coming on a free from Sunderland.
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darkroonsitfc added 09:28 - Jul 30 c'mon guys lets just get chopra in and maybe fulop. as someone has already said Wickham spearheading a three man attack with Chopra and an in form/confident Priskin would have most teams worried, would be intresting to see if those three could work together!!! C.O.Y.B
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Blueknight85 added 09:29 - Jul 30 KEVIN LISBIE IS ABOUT TO BE ON SKY SPORTS NEWS SLATING KEANE
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LLL added 09:30 - Jul 30 Leeds fan here. Rest assured we will not be making a bid for Chopra. We simply don't have anything like the cash to buy him. If you had a £3m+ bid rejected then that is probably twice what we could afford and that would be putting all our eggs in one basket. Our Chairman wants to be back in the Prem in the next 3 years and I don't think anyone at Leeds is realisticaly expecting to challenge this season. Good luck next season - will be routing for you a little this season and hope you can do one over those budgies from down the road. p.s spare us some sympathy - Bruce and Naylor at the back - OH DEAR! p.p.s thanks for sending us down 3 years ago! lol

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gingerbond added 09:30 - Jul 30 I like the sound of that 3 man attack.....would be exciting times.
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