Town finally appear to have been successful in their move to sign Kayden Jackson from Accrington Stanley with the deal reportedly set to be announced this morning.
According to the Lancashire Telegraph, a fee of an initial £1.5 million plus add-ons and a sell-on clause has been agreed with the League One club. Barnsley will receive 30 per cent of the profit Stanley will make on the player they signed from the Tykes for a nominal fee last summer.
Accrington had targeted a £2.5 million fee for the striker, who previously had a spell on loan at Grimsby under Paul Hurst, but that figure always looked wholly unrealistic. TWTD reported that Town had offered £1.5 million more than a week ago.
Town have beaten QPR and Peterborough to land the 24-year-old, who scored 16 goals as Accrington won the League Two title last season, while Saturday’s opponents Rotherham and Preston North End are among the other clubs to have shown interest in the Bradford-born frontman this summer.
The Blues are set to confirm the signings of Toto Nsiala and Jon Nolan from Shrewsbury this morning once Martyn Waghorn’s exit to Derby has been announced by the Rams.