Town are understood to be battling Blackpool for Sheffield United defender or midfielder Matt Lowton. The 22-year-old plays primarily at right-back or at centre-half but can also operate at left-back or in midfield.
The Seasiders are reported to have made a £300,000 offer for the Chesterfield-born player, who came through the ranks at Bramall Lane having briefly been with Leeds as a schoolboy.
After loan spells with local side Sheffield FC and with the Blades’ sister club Ferencváros in Hungary, Lowton broke into the Sheffield United first team towards the end of the 2009/10 season, making his debut as an 89th minute sub in a 1-1 draw at Cardiff and then recording his first start in the 3-0 defeat of the Blues at Portman Road on the final day of the campaign.
Despite a red card in another 1-1 draw with Cardiff on the opening day of 2010/11, 5ft 11in tall Lowton established himself in the Sheffield United line-up as they were relegated to League One, scoring four goals in 21 starts and 11 sub appearances. He is contracted to the Blades until 2012 with an option for a further year at Bramall Lane.
Town are very much in the market for right-sided defenders with a lack of options at right-back and with centre-halves Gareth McAuley and Troy Brown both moving on this summer.