Accrington Stanley winger Sean Doherty is reported to be joining the Blues on trial later this week. Doherty, 22, is out of contract at the end of the season.
The Basingstoke-born midfielder started his career at Everton where his father Mick, a former England player at amateur level, was a coach, moving on to Fulham while still a schoolboy, a controversial switch which led to Doherty senior leaving Goodison Park.
Doherty junior failed to make a senior appearance while with the Cottagers despite a number of England youth caps, but played a single game for Blackpool during a loan spell in 2003, before moving to Dutch Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag on a free transfer in the summer of 2005.
After a season-and-a-half in Holland, Doherty returned to the UK and joined Port Vale where he made three starts and four sub appearances.
Last summer, the primarily left-sided player signed for Accrington Stanley on a free transfer, but after 13 starts and five sub appearances moved on to Conference table-proppers Southport in November.
After two months, six games and one goal Doherty returned to Gary Roberts's former club where he was expected to settle his contract.
Meanwhile, reports in the north over the weekend claim the Blues made two unsuccessful bids for Bury striker Andy Bishop during the January transfer window. Boss Jim Magilton was spotted keeping an eye on the 24-year-old late last year and the former York man was widely linked with the Blues.
Elsewhere, Norwich City and Birmingham are reported to be amongst the clubs interested in former Town defender Titus Bramble should Newcastle release him at the end of his contract in the summer.
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