The £1.5 million the Blues look set to pay Cardiff for striker Michael Chopra appears likely to go to his former club Sunderland with the Bluebirds still owing the Black Cats part of the fee they agreed when the 27-year-old returned to Wales in July 2009. As reported last night, Chopra is due to continue talks at Portman Road and looks likely to sign on the dotted line at some point today.
Last summer, Cardiff renegotiated a payment which was due to the Wearsiders at a time when former Town boss Roy Keane was hoping to sign the 27-year-old frontman.
The Bluebirds are understood to still owe Sunderland £1.5 million for Chopra, who cost them a fee variously reported as £3 million or £4 million.
Elsewhere, Leicester are reportedly the favourites to sign Portsmouth striker David Nugent, who was linked with the Blues earlier in the summer. The one-time England frontman is out of contract.