Blues striker Kayden Jackson is being linked with a deadline day loan move to Championship Huddersfield Town. Clubs have until 11pm this evening to add to their squads.

According to Sky Sports, the 26-year-old is in talks with the Terriers regarding a move to the John Smith’s Stadium.

Town are short on strikers at present due to Oli Hawkins having undergone knee surgery, while James Norwood has struggled to get over a hamstring problem.

Jackson is also unavailable at present as he is one game into a three-match ban for his red card against Sunderland last week.

That lack of frontmen has led the Blues to enter the market for another striker ahead of today’s deadline, so it would appear surprising if Town were to allow one of their senior attackers to depart.

However, manager Paul Lambert was scathing in his criticism of Jackson following his dismissal and the former Accrington man doesn’t suit the lone central striking role the Blues currently employ.

And the departure of a member of the 22-man senior squad would allow Lambert to bring in a more experienced striker, rather than - or perhaps as well as - one of the youngsters they have been targeting up to now, with 20-year-old Nottingham Forest man Will Swan among the potential recruits in that bracket.

In the summer, Town turned down a £1 million offer from AFC Bournemouth for Jackson, while Luton Town were also among the Championship clubs interested and Birmingham and Stoke were linked.

Town will also hope to get more of their own youngsters, players such as Armando Dobra and Brett McGavin, out on loan before the end of today.

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shakytown added 11:43 - Feb 1 Do they want a useless manager as well ??? they can have the to..er for free
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grow_our_own added 11:53 - Feb 1 Many here forget Jackson was one of our best players last year. Mismanaged by Lambert. He'll go on to better things if we allow him to leave. I'd prefer Jackson to the toddler loanee from Spurs. Very few 18 year old strikers cut the mustard. Grow our own!
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floridaboy added 12:00 - Feb 1 I bet Jackson is engineering a move via his agent. Obviously sick of working under Lambert and Taylor. One week in the side, one week out of the side. Wonder how many more are thinking the same. Bishop must be feeling the same surely! Being dropped for Judge!!
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Countryboyblue added 12:06 - Feb 1 I wish the fella all the very best. But seriously a championship player, sorry never. League 2 at best.
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PortmanTerrorist added 12:18 - Feb 1 Harsh comments on here today. Decent lad and player who made a rash tackle and was thrown under the bus by his manager....OK with some justification. Reality is he never has been and probably never will be a prolific goal scorer, I do not even know where is right position is. I do know that Norwood was basically instructing him how to play when he joined and that the 2 of them together worked....but with Norwood as the main man. PL has never been or wanted to play them together for 2 years now, KJ thinks HE is the main man now, so let him go and hopefully we can get a younger, hungrier, natural striker in to support what we have. Norwood and his fitness remain the key though !

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Cloddyseedbed added 12:24 - Feb 1 One of a number of players that are mismanaged and played out of position and not played to his strengths. I admit his 1st touch is non existent and he can't head or hold the ball up. Certainly not a player to be played in the one up front system all on his own. With the right set up and playing off another striker he'll do well. We are still left with a shambles of a playing staff totally mismanaged and coached. A huge squad of players drawing huge salaries that are in effect taking us down the league with an owner who can't see a way forward without us going further down the pan.

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cat added 12:33 - Feb 1 FFS look at his goals and assists from last season and tell me his not good enough, besides who the feck are we going to get in who's as good. Yeah he might have been a muppet last week but it happens. He'd be one of a few who I'd keep and I've seen enough of him to make that comment.
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dirtydingusmagee added 12:35 - Feb 1 Dosnt seem keen to play for us anyway, would let him go, along with a few others.
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ShropshireBluenago09 added 12:35 - Feb 1 Jackson is good at this level and him and Nors put together a good partnership.
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Dockerblue added 12:39 - Feb 1 Lambert still here? If Jackson goes he,ll be no loss lMO, pity nobody wants Chambers or Judge. All three have been pants this season and mostly last. Maybe down to totally cr@p coaching/management or lack of interest
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WaltonBlueNaze added 13:12 - Feb 1 We will only see the best of KJ if he's up front with a partner, if PL is going to persist with playing 1 up front then get rid of him! He can not play the 1 up front role, he's not good in the air, can't hold the ball up and his touch/control is poor.
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jong75 added 13:56 - Feb 1 I still think there is a player in there re Jackson. Played through the middle with some support and quicker build up play, I think he would score a few. He is not a winger or lone striker, round pegs, round holes.
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Skip73 added 14:43 - Feb 1 I seem to remember alot of people on here wetting themselves with excitement that summer when Hurst signed him and all the other losers. He's crap, only becoming a professional footballer by winning a competition on Facebook.
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chepstowblue added 15:15 - Feb 1 Astonishing to think that a player not good enough for this division could make the step up to a much higher level. Mythical pace, a dreadful first touch. More than happy to see him go.
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