Town are continuing contract talks with trialist Devann Yao’s agent — his mum. The American wide midfielder impressed during his trial at Portman Road, scoring once and setting another in the recent 2-2 friendly draw with Celtic.

Manager Roy Keane said: “We’re chatting with him. He’s got a very good agent, his agent is his mother, she’s looking after his interests.

“When I spoke to him last week I told him he’d done really well and we’re keen to give him something to the end of the season and he said to speak to his agent. I said, ‘Do you trust him?’ and he said, ‘Yes, it’s my mother’.”

The 19-year-old http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15598>was previously a schoolboy with Metz in France and also spent time with Italian sides Livorno and Pisa as well as Scottish club St Mirren.

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slowerball added 09:52 - Dec 5 The only football agent in the world who spits on a hankey and wipes her players face... Only at Ipswich.
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Greektractor added 10:14 - Dec 5 Can Devann come out to play Mrs Yao?
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Hunterssecondball added 10:51 - Dec 5 slowerball, yoo made I larf oout lowd wiv that'n! Let's hope it all works out. He looks an interesting character and a good talent. Just needs a bit of steady hand on his shoulder, like his Mum's. And Town's?
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AJblue added 12:25 - Dec 5 Good comments, made me laugh! Careful though, dont take the pee too much, he might get his Dad on us!
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arc added 14:22 - Dec 5 Didn't Jermain Defoe use his mother as his agent, and it caused all sorts of legal problems down the line? I assume we're being careful...
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jas0999 added 14:28 - Dec 5 Sounds very promising.
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corshamblue added 22:10 - Dec 5 . . . he was rejected at St Mirren?
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slowerball added 09:46 - Dec 6 Arc... I think you'll find that Jemaine Defoe used his dad as his agent... And we all know how scary he was as the Green Goblin in Spiderman?
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Blue_Fred added 15:31 - Dec 7 OMG...................What is this? joviality in the comments, no moaning Marys or calls for the managers head. bugger wrong site - thought this was TWTD sorry didn't mean to interupt.......
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