BIRMINGHAM City want to sign Sky Blues defender Ben Turner and could move in with a firm bid before Saturday's Championship derby at St Andrews.
The centre-half, who turns 23 later this month, accepted a three-and-a-half-year contract extension in December, insisting he is completely settled at the Ricoh Arena.
But he would be tempted by the chance to join the club he has supported since childhood and Coventry would certainly listen to offers for a player who has been out of action since picking up a serious knee injury against Leeds in November.
They currently have a surfeit of centre-halves on their books with Richard Wood, Richard Keogh, Martin Crainie, James McPake and Nathan Cameron also competing for a first-team berth, the last two having recently signed fresh deals.
The Sky Blues would be looking for a fee in the £2-3million range from Birmingham, who have major financial problems of their own following owner Carson Yeung's arrest on money-laundering charges.
And if a deal could be agreed, Coventry would be in line for a £1m sell-on bonus because it would speed up the departure of Scott Dann, who moved to St Andrews for £3.5m two summers ago and is now a £10m target for Liverpool and Arsenal.
The centre-half, who turns 23 later this month, accepted a three-and-a-half-year contract extension in December, insisting he is completely settled at the Ricoh Arena.
But he would be tempted by the chance to join the club he has supported since childhood and Coventry would certainly listen to offers for a player who has been out of action since picking up a serious knee injury against Leeds in November.
They currently have a surfeit of centre-halves on their books with Richard Wood, Richard Keogh, Martin Crainie, James McPake and Nathan Cameron also competing for a first-team berth, the last two having recently signed fresh deals.
The Sky Blues would be looking for a fee in the £2-3million range from Birmingham, who have major financial problems of their own following owner Carson Yeung's arrest on money-laundering charges.
And if a deal could be agreed, Coventry would be in line for a £1m sell-on bonus because it would speed up the departure of Scott Dann, who moved to St Andrews for £3.5m two summers ago and is now a £10m target for Liverpool and Arsenal.