Defenders Danny Higginbotham and Paul McShane are the latest two members of Roy Keane s Sunderland squad to be linked with summer moves to the Blues. McShane is still with the Black Cats, while Higginbotham is now at Stoke City.
Town boss Mick McCarthy expects his players to show their competitive nature at Burnley on Saturday, despite having secured their Championship place for another season by beating Birmingham last weekend (KO 12.45pm). The Blues manager has promised changes to his team for the final game of the 2012/13 campaign.