Birmingham City face a battle prising Paul Konchesky away from Fulham.
The People says Brum are set to go back in with a second offer for the Fulham full-back this week.
But the Cottagers are not interested in letting him go.
Instead, Fulham will offer 29-year-old Konchesky a new deal in the next month, meaning Birmingham boss Alex McLeish must search for a left-back elsewhere.