The under-fire Wanderers boss wants to take the Sunderland striker in on a short-term loan ahead of this weekend’s FA Cup clash against Cardiff City.
Alarm bells have been sounded after Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough were also reported to be in the hunt for the 28-year-old, who is now surplus to requirement at both his parent club and loan club Hull City.
But Freedman desperately needs a boost after Saturday’s 7-1 thrashing at Reading and had been frantically working on a way of bringing Graham to the club early last week.