Cardiff City striker Michael Chopra reportedly plans to hold talks with Bluebirds boss David Jones regarding his future when he returns from holiday next week. Town are understood to have made an increased offer of £4 million to the Welsh club for the ex-Sunderland frontman.
Sources in Chopra’s native North-East claim the one-time Newcastle United player will meet with Jones to discuss whether he is in favour of the move to Suffolk, where he would be reunited with Roy Keane, his boss at the Stadium of Light, who helped him through his well-documented personal problems.
Keane wants to pair Chopra, 26, with 17-year-old Connor Wickham for the Blues’ 2010/11 campaign.
Town owner and chairman Marcus Evans was at the club on Wednesday and the progress of the ongoing attempt to land the former England U21 international striker will almost certainly have been discussed.
Cardiff, who have settled their £1.9 million tax debt, see Swindon’s £1 million rated Charlie Austin as Chopra’s replacement, but face competition for his signature from a number of other Championship sides, including Burnley, Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest.