Town and Brentford are weighing up moving for out-of-contract Birmingham City midfielder Koby Arthur, according to reports in his native Ghana.
The 19-year-old has been offered new terms by his current club, who he joined from non-league Woodford United in 2012, but is expected to move on this summer having found first-team opportunities limited at St Andrew’s.
Having moved to England with his family as a child, Arthur primarily plays wide on the right but can operate all across the midfield and up front.
Standing 5ft 6in tall, Arthur has made only eight starts and six sub appearances for Birmingham and has also spent time out on loan with Lincoln, where he made two starts and four sub appearances, and Cheltenham, for whom he scored four goals in two starts and six games from the bench.
While Arthur may well be on boss Mick McCarthy’s list of potential summer targets, Town are closing in on the season-long loan signing of Arsenal youngster Ainsley Maitland-Niles and if that deal goes through, as it is expected to, the Blues would appear unlikely to add another similar player to their squad.