Town’s head of recruitment Sam Williams is reported to have watched Blues target Sam Gallagher in action for Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
Gallagher made his first start since September as the Lancastrians drew 1-1 at home with Huddersfield Town yesterday.
According to Sun on Sunday reporter Alan Nixon, Williams was at the game to run the rule over the 28-year-old.
The Blues have had a number of offers in excess of £1 million turned down with Blackburn initially appearing open to allowing Gallagher to move on before getting cold feet earlier in the week, feeling the players’ departure would leave them short on numbers up front.
Rovers were linked with Birmingham striker Lukas Jutkiewicz late last week, while a report this morning says Watford’s Mileta Rajovic is top of their list of potential recruits but with the Hornets after around £4 million for the Dane.
TWTD understands there had been no movement on the deal in the latter part of the week with Gallagher’s start yesterday also an indication that nothing is close.
But Williams’s apparent presence at Ewood Park yesterday suggests the Blues remain interested in the former Southampton striker, who is understood to be very keen on the move.
Stoke City and Sunderland have also been eyeing Gallagher, while his former Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray was reported to be interested in taking him to Birmingham City yesterday.