Town will reportedly make a move for Blackpool central midfielder Brad Potts during the January transfer window.
"According to the Daily Mail, the Blues are set to make a £500,000 offer for the 22-year-old, who is being eyed by a number of Championship clubs.
The League Two Seasiders are said to be loath to sell their playmaker, having signed him at the end of his contract at Carlisle in the summer of 2015 when the Cumbrians received a reported £250,000 in compensation, but could be tempted if they were to be offered the chance to double their money.
In the summer Blackpool were reported to have turned down an offer from League One leaders Scunthorpe.
The former England U19 international’s contract at Bloomfield Road runs to the end of this season but includes an option for a further year.
Potts, who is 6ft 2in tall, was born in Hexham and came through the youth ranks at Carlisle, breaking into their first-team at the start of the 2012/13 season when he featured in their Capital One Cup defeat of the Blues at Brunton Park.
Having made 103 starts and 15 sub appearances in three years for the Cumbrians, scoring 10 goals, Potts, who can also play at right midfield and at right-back, has now made 69 starts and played one game from the bench for the Tangerines, scoring 14 times, including eight this season.
While a striker to replace Daryl Murphy is top of Town's January wish-list, manager Mick McCarthy may well also look to add strength to other areas of his squad with goals from central midfield once again having been in short supply this season.