Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish has confirmed Gary McSheffrey could be on his way to Sheffield United.

"I think there's an interest from Sheffield United for Gary, but it's not quite yet been ratified by the agents or Kevin Blackwell at United," McLeish told the club's official website.

"But there is an interest and we'll just have to wait and see what develops over the next few days.

"We would let Sheff go out because it would let him get regular football whereas when we get everybody fit just now he's more likely to be on the bench.

"It would initially be on loan to see how Sheff does, but if he goes out and does really well there's options."