Birmingham City have made a bumper contract offer to Sebastian Larsson.
Larsson, 25, has 12 months left on his contract at St Andrews after City invoked a one-year option.
But the star wants £30,000-a-week to commit to a long-term deal as he will be a Bosman next summer.
Negotiations between Brum and Larsson had been going on for months until boss Alex McLeish recently revealed the player had broken off talks.
City officials have now put together a package worth £21,000-a-week in a bid to keep Larsson on a new three-year deal.