Town boss Paul Jewell has confirmed that Falkirk have accepted a bid from the Blues for central defender Murray Wallace. Town, Huddersfield and Brighton have all agreed a fee of £300,000 plus add-ons with the Bairns.
Jewell told the club site: "We have had a bid accepted by Falkirk for the lad. I spoke to [Falkirk manager] Steven Pressley yesterday and he's a lad that we have been watching for a while.
"We face a lot of competition for him. I know Brighton are keen and there are two or three other clubs as well.
"He's got a big game for Falkirk against Celtic on Sunday [Scottish League Cup semi-final] and then he will be coming down to see us. There is a long way to go yet but we are in there fighting."
Wallace held talks with Brighton yesterday and he is also set to meet with Huddersfield after Sunday’s match.
We understand that reports last night claiming that Charlton had also had an offer accepted were premature but the Addicks remain interested, while Swansea, Norwich and Newcastle are amongst a number of other clubs to have been keeping an eye on the 19-year-old.
Town, the Seagulls and the Terriers have all agreed that Wallace will return to Falkirk on loan for the remainder of the season if and when a deal is done.
Meanwhile, the Blues are continuing talks with Portsmouth regarding the triple bid with a deal now appearing unlikely to be done before Monday at the earliest, while we understand Town have decided against making any further offers to Crewe for midfielder Nick Powell.