Town’s offer to Sunderland is understood to be for both Grant Leadbitter, as emerged earlier this afternoon, and right-sided midfielder or full-back Carlos Edwards. It is understood that the joint bid has been accepted.
Edwards, like Leadbitter a key member of Roy Keane’s Sunderland side, has been linked with the Blues all summer, having reportedly watched by Town in 2004 during his time at Wrexham.
The Trinidad and Tobago international eventually moved on to Luton in 2005 on a free transfer, having joined Wrexham from Defence Force in his home country in 1999.
The 5ft 11in tall right-sided winger, who can also operate at full-back, joined Keane's Sunderland for £1.5 million in January 2007.
Capped 74 times by his country, scoring four goals, Edwards's first season at the Stadium of Light was hampered by a hamstring problem and then a broken leg. Those injuries have limited the 30-year-old's Sunderland appearances to 37 starts and 19 games from the bench, yielding five goals.
Last season, Edwards, who is contracted to the Black Cats until 2010, spent a month on loan at Wolves, making five starts and one sub appearance but failing to score.
The midfielder, who played every minute of Trinidad and Tobago's games at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, including their 2-0 defeat to England, was in the Sunderland side which faced Norwich at Carrow Road on Monday, a match Roy Keane is understood to have watched.
Like Leadbitter, Edwards is now set to hold talks regarding personal terms with the Blues.