Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway has confirmed that he has spoken to QPR regarding former Blues loanee DJ Campbell. The 31-year-old has been told he can leave Loftus Road with Town manager Mick McCarthy still keen to add him to his squad, despite signing strikers David McGoldrick, Aaron Mclean and Frank Nouble since Campbell’s departure earlier this month.
Holloway, who was Campbell’s manager at Blackpool, says that although he has spoken to his QPR counterpart Harry Redknapp, no deal has yet been done: "Have I rung Harry Redknapp? Yeah. Does that mean I'm going to get him? No. Am I fighting for him? Yeah. Will I get him? I don't know.
"But it's him and AN Other. There are lots of other players I could get. I think deals which get done you should talk about but deals that don't, you shouldn't.
"I never promise the fans anything I can't produce. I remember the Quincy Jones song The Dude, 'don't let your mouth write a cheque that your body can't cash'. That's what I don't like doing.
"I'm trying my best, the board are trying their best to add to the group and we know time is ticking."
In addition to Town and Palace, Bolton Wanderers and Cardiff City have also been linked with the striker.
The Blues offered Campbell personal terms and discussed a fee with the Premier League’s bottom side before his three-month loan spell ended.
Elsewhere, Colchester boss Joe Dunne says there have still been no formal offers for Town target Anthony Wordsworth: "There've been bits of interest over the last day or so, but I haven't had a firm bid.
"Anthony's still here and we've got to the point now where he needs to focus on getting back playing again. Although he's still serving a suspension [which has one game left], he'll be working hard over the next week or so."
Meanwhile, we understand Nottingham Forest keeper Lee Camp has continued to hold talks with the various interested clubs in the last few days. Camp, 28, has been told he can leave the City Ground having failed to agree terms on a new deal with his current contract up in the summer.