The Blues are hoping to complete the free signing of former Crawley Town winger Jordan Roberts later today, TWTD understands, while Bristol City are expected to confirm Adam Webster’s move to Ashton Gate.
TWTD revealed yesterday that the Blues had made a move for Roberts, 24, who was also interesting Bolton and Hearts.
Webster is set to move to the Robins for an initial £3.5 million fee, which could rise to as much as £8 million after top-ups.
These include appearance milestones which should see the figure quickly rise to £4 million, as well as other clauses including one relating to the Robins reaching the Premier League, while the Blues would also get a cut of the profit on any future sale.
Portsmouth, Webster’s former club, are due 20 per cent of the profit Town have made on the deal agreed when he moved to Portman Road in the summer of 2016.
Webster cost the Blues £700,000 plus Matt Clarke, who is believed to have been valued at £50,000. They will receive an initial £550,000.
"According to a report last night, Webster passed his medical yesterday and will sign a four-year deal at Bristol City where he will replace Aden Flint, who has joined Middlesbrough.
Webster made 48 starts and five sub appearances in an injury-hit spell with the Blues, scoring one goal.
Roberts left Crawley at the end of last season having previously been among the players new Blues boss Paul Hurst was chasing during his time at Shrewsbury.
A youth player with Peterborough and Aldershot, Roberts broke into senior football with the Hampshire side, playing in both League Two and the National League during four seasons and making 68 starts and 24 sub appearances, scoring 12 goals. He also won two England C caps, scoring once.
Early on during his stint with the Shots he also had short spells in non-league on loan at Havant and Waterlooville, Tamworth and Bishop’s Stortford before eventually joining Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a permanent basis in 2015.
After one season in the Scottish Premiership - nine starts, four sub appearances and three goals - the Watford-born wideman moved on to Crawley on a free transfer.
During his two seasons at the Checkatrade Stadium Roberts, who is 6ft 1in tall, made 42 starts and 20 sub appearances, scoring 11 goals.
Roberts caught the eye of Blues boss Hurst during his time as Shrews manager and he made an unsuccessful attempt to sign him on deadline day in January.
He eventually left Crawley at the end the season and a week ago was reported to be close to making a return to Scotland to join Hearts having visited the Edinburgh club and been given a tour of Tynecastle and their Oriam training ground. Bolton Wanderers were also said to be keen.
Roberts’s signing is likely to be far from new boss Hurst’s final bit of business before the transfer window closes on August 9th.
With Webster departing, the Blues will need at least one more senior central defender, perhaps two, having already signed Trevoh Chalobah on a season-long loan from Chelsea.
Earlier this week the Blues were linked with a move for Blackpool centre-half Curtis Tilt, while Shrewsbury's Aristote Nsiala has been mentioned in connection with Town on a number of occasions, although his former boss Hurst played down those reports on Monday.