Fulham are set to make a £3.5million bid for Coventry City's Republic of Ireland centre-back Gary Breen.
The Craven Cottage side are seeking a replacement for car crash victim Chris Coleman and the 27-year-old defender is believed to be the latest target, according to the London Evening Standard.
Breen cost the Highfield Road club £2.5million from Birmingham City three years ago after spells at Maidstone, Gillingham and Peterborough United.
The deal is thought to hinge on whether Breen will be willing to drop down a division although with Fulham on course for promotion to the Premiership, the Irishman is only likely to be playing Nationwide football until the end of the season.
Fulham were last week linked with a move for Rangers' Italian defender Lorenzo Amoruso and have also expressed an interest in Newcastle's Alain Goma.
Club captain Coleman was ruled out for the rest of the season after breaking his leg in three places in a car accident last week.
With a healthy seven-point advantage at the top of the First Division and two games in hand over their closest challengers Bolton, manager Jean Tigana is keen to find a replacement for Coleman as soon as possible in order to cement the Whites' promotion push.
Source thisislondon by Adrian Curtis