The Premier League new boys had hoped to pay Sheffield Wednesday half that figure for the 26-year-old.
Owls manager Brian Laws is determined to keep his top scorer of the past two seasons.
But the Owls are being backed into a deal because the striker has only a year left on his contract after stalling on signing an extension.
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