Former Reading and Stoke central defender Ibrahima Sonko has hinted that he’s on the way to join the Blues. The 30-year-old has been on trial back with the Royals for the last few weeks but has not been offered a contract.

Earlier this evening, the Senegalese international tweeted that he may be reunited with his one-time Reading team-mate Ívar Ingimarsson: “There was not a follow up from Reading. It looks like I could meet with my friend Ívar again soon instead.”

Later, he added: "Nothing done but heard from my agent that I'm an option that they're really looking into, and talking to them so we'll see."

Born in Bignona, Senegal but having moved to France as a baby, Sonko began his career with Town’s old UEFA Cup foes St Etienne, moving on to Grenoble, where he made his first senior appearances, in 1999.

Three years later, he joined Brentford, the 6ft 3in tall defender spending two seasons at Griffin Park before joining Reading on a Bosman in 2004.

Capped four times by Senegal, scoring one goal, Sonko became a cult hero at the Madejski Stadium and acquired the nickname ‘Superman’ for his exceptional leaping ability as he helped Steve Coppell’s side into the Premier League.

Stoke paid an initial £2 million for his services in August 2008 but his time at the Britannia Stadium was less successful. Loans at Hull City and Portsmouth followed, before he was released at the end of last season.

Sonko rejoined Reading on trial this summer and played in a number of pre-season games but was not offered a deal by his old club.

Town boss Paul Jewell is very much in the market for another central defender with Sonko’s ex-team-mate Ingimarsson set to miss Saturday’s game against Hull with a thigh injury and Damien Delaney having returned to training today having turned his ankle in last week’s win at Bristol City.

Sonko is not the player who Jewell revealed Town had made an offer for earlier in the week, with that target, believed to be Liverpool's Daniel Ayala, contracted to a club.

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East_of_England added 08:26 - Aug 12 Oh lord. Excited to see us splashing Wickham-money on out of contract mercenaries and loans!
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BwoodBlue added 08:53 - Aug 12 Hmmm never been trhat impressed by Sonko. One of gangly African defenders who will occasionally score a bullet header but have a tendency to run around out of control
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ipswich_is_the_best added 08:59 - Aug 12 ITFCmonk I love ur avatar
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StowTractorBoy added 09:16 - Aug 12 Give him a 3 month deal and then decide. I always feared the bloke when playing against us. Sky did a feature on him a couple of weeks back and he is certainly fit and rareing to go. Could be the answer in the short term and he certainly has the height and build for this division. Please not Ainsley at centre back its not his position and he is not ready to face experienced strikers in the Championship. Draft him in at right back gradually yes but not in at the deep end tomorrow.

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jas0999 added 09:31 - Aug 12 Would be a truely terrible signing.
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ITFC4daprem added 09:39 - Aug 12 yes
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churchmans added 10:34 - Aug 12 everyone who commented on the fisrt page need to get some bog roll there that excited!! hes been krap everywere apart from the last two seasons at reading!! and ask yourself if he is 'SUPERMAN'! why have reading decided not to sign him eh eh? not sure would have much prefered ferdinand, or ayala
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Lambrettaman added 11:37 - Aug 12 Any chance you can sign him today and play him tomorrow? Please......
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GeorgiDoundarov added 13:03 - Aug 12 This would be great! Hopefullly...
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townietilidie added 14:48 - Aug 12 He rejected a contract offer from Reading not Reading didnt offer him a contract . Not a bad player at all and i for one think he would be a good addition to the squad .
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Dennyx4 added 15:09 - Aug 12 Sonko would be very good on a free
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Hermann_eats_puffin added 17:05 - Aug 12 It says here that Reading offered him a contract but he turned it down. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,11095_7095442,00.html
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Lambrettaman added 17:21 - Aug 12 He wants over £25k a week, as it's what he got at Stoke. He's is utterly pants, I wouldn't pay him £25 a week.
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BudapestByBlimp added 20:49 - Aug 12 He's quick and good in the air (which we need) but we need someone who can organise the defence and as someone's already said he's a headless chicken who'll only add to the confusion at the back.
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