Birmingham City midfielder David Dunn is in talks with Bolton
about a move back to the North West.
Dunn is set to move on to pastures new after a frustrating time at
St Andrews because of injuries.
The 27-year-old has been dogged by hamstring and back problems in
previous seasons but is now back to full fitness.
Sam Allardyce is ready to take a gamble on the former England
international, with a cut-price £1million fee rumoured to have been
agreed.
The Trotters boss has confirmed talks are underway but insists
there is some way to go before Dunn can be unveiled as a Bolton
player.
"We are talking to his representatives at the moment, that's the
furthest we've got," Allardyce told the club's official website.
"We shall see how it goes on over the next 24 hours."
Blues manager Steve Bruce feels Dunn's imminent exit from
Birmingham is in the best interests of everyone.
"David Dunn is fit and it might be in the best interests of both
parties if something happens," Bruce said.
"He has problems with his family life up north. That is genuine, so
it might be in both our interests that I get a few quid in, spend
it on someone else and then off we go again.
"It will be an amicable goodbye. As long as I get the money I am
looking for, it will be amicable.
"It's a shame Dunny has had so many injury problems here because he
is a special player, someone who is part of a dying breed.
"The club has spent millions on Dunny, buying him, trying to get
him right, trying to get him on the pitch. He is also a decent wage
earner. A change of scenery might do him good."