City had failed in an attempt on transfer dead-line day after Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish out-priced the striker from the reaches of both the Sky Blues and Watford.
However, with the loan window reopening until the last Thursday in March, Iain Dowie, who off-loaded Kevin Kyle and Dele Adebola last week, is to try and bring in the 25 year old to give the team a boost and put a few more on the gate.
McSheffrey was sold to Birmingham for £2.325m in August 2006, so that the club could make an annual bank payment and avoid going into administration.