Ambitious Leeds United in for Cardiff City striker

The 24-year-old has been told he can leave the Welsh club following the arrival of Craig Bellamy last week and Whites boss Simon Grayson has nipped in ahead of a number of other clubs to make a move for him.

Hull and Ipswich have been heavily linked with the former Rangers man but he will now travel to Yorkshire for a medical and to discuss personal terms.

McCormack scored 24 goals for Cardiff in his first season with the club but only managed five goals last season and now finds himself behind Bellamy, Jay Bothroyd and Michael Chopra in Cardiff boss Dave Jones' thinking.

Meanwhile, Leeds and Nottingham Forest have been fined 7,500 and 12,500 respectively by the Football Association after an incident in the recent 1-1 draw at the City Ground.

Both clubs were charged by the FA for failing to control their players after a mass confrontation at the City Ground.

Forest defender Chris Gunter was retrospectively handed a three-match ban for stamping on United winger Sanchez Watt.