It now seems as though the player will train with the club for two weeks with a view to a possible loan or permenant deal.
For all the latest updates, watch this space.
Meantime the club are being linked with a move for Colchester United defender Greg Halford.
And in more good news it seems that John Terry will not be fit for Chelsea this Saturday and the Blues are still struggling to find a centre back or two to face the Latics.