Birmingham City have made an offer for St Patrick's Athletic winger Kevin Fahey.
The Daily Mail says Alex McLeish's promotion challengers are thought to have offered St Patrick's an initial transfer fee of £250,000 with four £50,000 instalments for each of the next ten games the 25-year-old Dubliner may play for club.
Premier League sides West Ham United and Sunderland are among other clubs interested in the former Arsenal trainee, who also had a spell with Aston Villa.
But both apparently want to take Fahey over on trial to assess him before making any possible offer, something St Patrick's are reluctant to agree to.