Town are reported to be showing interest in Charlton Athletic winger Callum Harriott.
According to the South London Press, the Blues are set to try to tempt the Addicks with an offer for the 22-year-old, who newly-promoted Barnsley made a low six-figure bid for earlier in the summer.
Charlton, relegated to League One in May, are said to be keen to hold on to Harriott, who recently extended his contract until the summer of 2017, having turned down an offer from Wigan Athletic last year.
Norbury-born Harriott came through the youth system at The Valley, joining their academy at U9 level, and has won three England U19 caps.
The 5ft 5in tall left-sided wideman spent the first half of the season on loan at Colchester United in League One, making 22 starts and one sub appearance, scoring seven goals. Harriott has made 62 starts and 33 sub appearances for the Addicks, scoring 12 goals.
Speaking in May, manager Mick McCarthy said adding wingers to his squad is a priority this summer.
"The wide areas are an issue for us," he admitted. "We have lost Tabby [Jay Tabb]. Ainsley [Maitland-Niles] has gone back to Arsenal and obviously Ryan [Fraser] is back with Bournemouth so we need to look at that.
"Goals from midfield have been a problem for us over the last two or three years but we looked to have got on top of that with Ryan, who certainly contributed in that area. He was a real loss for us."
McCarthy had hoped to add former loaned Liam Feeney to his squad on a permanent basis but, having agreed a deal with the Blues, the 29-year-old was offered very significantly better terms by another club, believed to be Blackburn Rovers.