Cardiff City are trying to sign Sunderland striker Fraizer Campbell for a fee thought to be in the region of £650,000.
BBC Wales has learned that Bluebirds boss Malky MacKay is keen to clinch the deal before Cardiff fly to Dubai for warm-weather training on Sunday.
Campbell, 25, has scored once in 15 games for the Black Cats this season.
Sunderland paid £3.5 million for Campbell when they signed him from Manchester United in July 2009.
Cardiff City's Championship form
22 December: Leicester City 0-1 Cardiff City
26 December: Cardiff City 2-1 Crystal Palace
29 December: Cardiff City 1-0 Millwall
1 January: Birmingham City 0-1 Cardiff City
12 January: Cardiff City 0-0 Ipswich Town
Cardiff's move for Campbell comes after Sunderland bid for Swansea City striker Danny Graham on Thursday.
Bluebirds captain Mark Hudson says he has been impressed by Campbell in the past.
"I've played against him, he's a good striker, and I'm sure there's one or two others that we've been linked with," said Hudson.
"If we do get Fraizer that's going to be great for us because he's a good striker."
Cardiff City lead the Championship by eight points from Hull City, where Campbell had his most productive spell as a striker in the 2007/08 season, scoring 15 goals in 32 appearances.
That Championship pedigree could make the former Manchester United player a valuable asset as the Bluebirds push for promotion.
Cardiff's recent good form has been based on a defence which has conceded just one goal in their last five Championship matches.
But they have only scored five times in those matches and Mackay is thought to be looking to increase his attacking options.
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