Blackburn Rovers boss Paul Ince is chasing Birmingham City attacker James McFadden.
Ince will pay £5.5million and Scot star McFadden, 25, is keen to return to the Premier League after just four goals in 11 games for the Blues, says the News of the World.
Ince knows he is likely to lose David Bentley and, perhaps, Roque Santa Cruz.