French midfielder Cheick Kourouma has confirmed that he has finally cut through the swathes of red tape and has signed his one-year contract with the Blues. However, with less than an hour to go before the deadline he was still waiting for the completion of paperwork relating to his move.

The 20-year-old tweeted (but has subsequently removed) in French, "J'ai signé", hopefully ending a frustrating two months in which he has been unable to complete his move to the Blues. Just less than an hour before the deadline he added that he is "still waiting".

The club were in the process of completing the remaining paperwork on the deal and confirmation one way or another may come tomorrow.

Town needed to secure agreements from all the clubs he has played for since the age of 12 that they wouldn't chase compensation technically due to them under FIFA rules. Failing to do so could potentially have cost the Blues €100,000.

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Langdon_Blue added 21:38 - Aug 31 Hmm, people say if Delaney wasn't happy he might not have given his all, but Modric wanted to leave Spurs last season, but regardless of that Spurs held onto him until the time when it suited the club for him to be sold. I just hope that we go with Taylor and Chopra up front tomorrow, rather than playing just one up top and play with 'attack is the best form of defence' in mind. Fortunately Jordan Rhodes is not an option for Huddersfield, so fingers crossed they are not as potent wthout him.

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cookie77 added 21:43 - Aug 31 ipswich 1 red tape 0
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BuckieBlue added 21:46 - Aug 31 Cheick has shown such a tremendous commitment to sign- an example to other players.
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mike5ta added 22:01 - Aug 31 I cannot believe that we aren't trying to get cb in this is a bloody joke what happens is smith or chambers can't play we have absolutely no cover in that area but pj is more concerned about trying to get more midfielders in ! I have no idea what's happening to my club but it looks like another disappointing year
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wychyblue added 22:17 - Aug 31 I see forest have picked up jamess Coppinger and Billy Sharpe , Hudderskield Jason Beckford and Adam Hamil , Jay Bothroyd to Sheffield Wedmesday etc. We are in the s**t big time this year. We have desperately got to hope there are three worse teams than us !!!!! Not a cat in hells chance I would have thought of looking any higher.
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TimmyH added 22:19 - Aug 31 Unless N'Daw can play at centre back as well, I thought I read somewhere he had experience in that position. Oh well an hour left, can't see anything happen.
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Tractorog added 22:19 - Aug 31 The punning match report possibilities for Phil are good. I hope for Phil's sake that he becomes a regular, but something tells me he won't. He has had more clubs than Tiger Woods. I hope he proves me wrong.
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TimmyH added 22:27 - Aug 31 Billy Sharpe to Forest!?! - is that on loan?, he's only been at Southampton half a season, must be gutted he find's himself back in this league. Forest have been splashing the cash big time.
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Talbs77 added 22:30 - Aug 31 Yeah Forest must be willing to pay at least half his wage. God is this saga with Kourouma still going!! This transfers like bloody war & peace!! God with all the teams strengthening, going to make it tough for us to compete and progress, but not impossible.
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runningout added 22:31 - Aug 31 is loan.. wants to be nearer South Yorks..
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TimmyH added 22:39 - Aug 31 Yep, yesterday I felt upbeat and today I have now flatlinned, anybody taken any note of the players we have been linked to this summer, the list must be massive - the funniest has to be Edu, that was never going to happen, the scariest being Heskey.
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IvorFeeling added 22:41 - Aug 31 i thought free agents could sign any time or have i missed something?
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runningout added 22:41 - Aug 31 sorry, signings seem to have made no improvement, as I see no CB.. Hope I'm wrong and Clegg is not the donut I think he is ; )
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wark_on_water added 22:52 - Aug 31 It'll be loan, loan, loan next week....
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walberswick added 23:03 - Aug 31 has shown nothing in pre-season. why are we signing him? for div1?
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ipswich61 added 23:24 - Aug 31 well done jewell transfer window closed and no cb's
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wrightyblue added 23:28 - Aug 31 Clegg jewell OUT!
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Fitzy added 23:39 - Aug 31 Bit bemused by today. We badly badly needed a CB and did nothing. What happens if Chambers or Smith get injured? No real cover. My friend Check ain't the answer at all. Best of luck lad, and I hope you prove to be class, but right now we need defenders, not young midfielders!? You're a dude though. Any centre half friends who are on loan or a free??!!
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bennyitfc added 23:41 - Aug 31 Disappointing not to nail any more permanents...but still hopeful of some good quality loans. PJ on BBC: "After that there will be players available. I've spoken to a few managers who've said they will let me have players when they come available again. "I'd say to the supporters, it's not the end of our dealings. We know we've got to get a couple of defenders in. Also, we're looking to improve elsewhere." Hopefully come January it will be our turn to sign some of these on a permanent basis. Keep the faith. Looking forward to tomorrow and Taylor's debut! COYB

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tractoreddie51 added 01:01 - Sep 1 dos santos and bothroyd are players we could use, or are they out of our reach.
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Town4me added 01:23 - Sep 1 Dos Santos already gone elsewhere
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Dog added 01:29 - Sep 1 Absolutely pathetic!!!. A Centre Back was required. We got nothing. We have been mugged by management and we have been mugged by this site and all the linked with players. in 7 days it will start again with all thelinked to loan signings. i have had enough. We want a team of our own players - not loan signings. Not journeymen. We want our own players, sprinkled with home grown talent. As for Richard Wright - the bloke is a disgrace. Hope he gets trench foot sitting on the bench, taking his wage, doing nothing. If i was Preston, i would sue him. he must have one hell of a poker face when he told them he could not settle in the North West.!!!

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KernewekBlue added 01:51 - Sep 1 No defensive signings? When we shipped six on our last outing? What madness is that??? God help us!!!!! I hope God is a blue and he takes pity on our inept management!
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