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By Simon Jones Published: 19: 50 AEST, 27 August 2024 | Updated: 21: 08 AEST, 27 August 2024 5 View comments Scotland striker Lyndon Dykes is closing on a £1. 5million move to ambitious Birmingham City. The League One side made their move for the Queens Park Rangers forward on Monday evening and talks accelerated for the 28-year-old who is now set for a medical at lunchtime on Tuesday. Dykes suffered heartache in the summer after a training ground injury forced him to miss out on the European Championship with Scotland earlier this summer. He has been the subject of interest from the likes of Rangers back in Scotland but has been convinced by the project being pulled together at St Andrews. Despite relegation from the Championship, Birmingham's US owners plan to return at the first time of asking and hope to follow the same back to back promotion path of Ipswich Town. Queens Park Rangers forward Lyndon Dykes is closing in on a move to Birmingham City The Scotland international is set for a medical ahead of a £1. 5m move to the League One club Birmingham's American owners, including Tom Brady, are aiming for League One promotion  The Blues signed former Liverpool defender Ben Davies from Rangers earlier this week and are looking to strengthen further before the window closes. Dykes has made one appearance this season coming on as a late substitute to score the equaliser in a 2-2 draw with Sheffield United. Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group