Tamás Priskin’s agent József Vörösbaranyi has confirmed that Town have made an offer for the Watford striker. Vörösbaranyi told a Hungarian newspaper that he expects the clubs to agree a deal which would see the 22-year-old join the Blues.
TWTD first broke the news that Town were chasing Priskin last Thursday with Roy Keane subsequently denying that a bid had been made, prior to being spotted at Vicarage Road watching the Hungarian international in action on Saturday.
Now it appears the Blues have made their move with Vörösbaranyi confirming that an offer has been made: "I cannot reveal the price, but I may confirm that Ipswich have made a very serious offer for Watford’s Tamás Priskin.
"We wait for the club's answer now, but I believe that an agreement will be made between the two clubs.”
The Hungarian press is reporting that a fee of somewhere around the £1 million to £1.2 million mark has been offered by Town.
Vörösbaranyi says that the player is interested in joining the Blues, although he wouldn’t be too disappointed at remaining at Watford as he is happy at the Hertfordshire club.
Priskin was born in Slovakia but has a Hungarian passport and has won 19 caps for his adopted country, scoring seven times.
He played with Slovak youth side FC Komárno before starting his professional career with Hungarian club GyÅ‘ri ETO.
In 2006 he moved to Watford, who were then in the Premier League, for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal. Since then he has scored 16 goals in 58 starts and 24 sub appearances and also scored twice in four starts and one game from the bench during a one-month loan spell at Preston early in 2008.
The 6ft 1in tall striker is contracted to the Hornets until the summer of 2010 and is yet to sign an extension to his initial contract at Vicarage Road.
A fortnight ago, Watford boss Malky Mackay said he was confident Priskin, who scored 14 times in 36 starts and five sub appearances last season, would still be with his club at the start of 2009/10.
Meanwhile, Veliche Shumulikoski is continuing talks regarding personal terms with Preston, the clubs having agreed a fee believed to be in the region of £400,000 last week. The Macedonian international has already undergone a medical at Deepdale and his move looks all but certain to go ahead.