Town are reported to be in talks with Hull City regarding centre-half Jacob Greaves.
A week ago, the 23-year-old was said to be top of Blues boss Kieran McKenna’s list of potential central defensive additions.
Now, according to The Athletic, citing senior sources at the Championship club, Town and the Tigers are in "active negotiations” but with an agreement still to be reached.
The Blues are reportedly offering around £10 million, well below the figure Hull hope to achieve with £20 million the valuation previously mentioned.
Other clubs are also understood to be interested with earlier reports indicating that Everton have him in their thoughts should Jarrad Branthwaite move on this summer. West Ham United have also been linked.
Cottingham-born Greaves, the son of former Hull City and York City defender Mark Greaves, came through the ranks at his local club, spending time on loan with Cheltenham in 2019/20.
In 2023/24, his fourth campaign in the Tigers’ first team, he was was named in the EFL Championship Team of the Season and also carried off his club’s Player of the Year award.
The Blues are already closing in on what looks set to be their first signing of the summer, right-back Ben Johnson, who is a free agent with his West Ham contract up on Sunday. According to some reports, the 24-year-old has agreed a four-year deal to start once his Hammers contract is up.