Birmingham City are still some way from completing a deal to sign Tottenham striker Robbie Keane, first-team coach Peter Grant has admitted.
The 30-year-old has been told he can leave White Hart Lane if he wishes, with Blues and Spurs believed to have agreed a fee of around £7m for the Republic of Ireland international.
However, Grant has played down suggestions that a deal could soon be announced.
He said: “It is a million miles short of what was supposedly breaking last night. There is no such thing as a medical having been put in place.
“(Manager) Alex (McLeish) has inquired about Robbie many times, even when I came here in the summer.
“When you see top quality players not in the side and you want to add quality to your own squad, Robbie definitely comes into that category.
“Alex has inquired about him, that is open knowledge, as he has done so about a lot of players.
“The quality of the player does not come into question but I think there are a lot of bridges to be crossed yet.”
He added: “The manager would love a talent like Robbie Keane to come to Birmingham but there are a lot of clubs looking at him.
“Then the player, where does he live? I know what he was like in Glasgow when he liked to be back in London with his family.
“You have to manage all that and I think Alex has built here is a squad here who are very close knit.
“Our gaffer has got to think about his squad, how that would react to his squad. There are a lot of things that come into play.
“But the quality of the player does not come into question.”