Town boss Mick McCarthy wants to bring ex-Blues frontman Connor Wickham back to Portman Road on loan, according to reports in the North-East. Wickham joined Sunderland, the club McCarthy managed for three years until 2006, in the summer of 2011 for an initial fee of £8.1 million but has rarely featured for the Black Cats.

Wearsiders' boss Martin O’Neill is understood to be willing to allow Wickham to move out on loan with McCarthy said to have been interested in the England U21 international during his time at Wolves.

Former Blues manager Paul Jewell all but ruled out a move for Wickham in the summer due to the proportion of his wages Town, who have first refusal on the 21-year-old if he were to be sent out on loan, would be required to pay.

Earlier this week, McCarthy played down the chances of any immediate further loan additions to his squad with eight players already at the club on that basis.

Six of that total — Richie Wellens, Stephen Henderson, Massimo Luongo, Danny Higginbotham, DJ Campbell and Bilel Mohsni — are domestic loans with only five permitted in a matchday squad.

Blackburn Rovers and Wolves are also reported to be interested in Wickham, who has made just six starts and 13 sub appearances, scoring one goal, since moving to Wearside.

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Ipswich_Loyal added 14:01 - Nov 7 Yes please!
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backinbeige added 14:02 - Nov 7 Initial reaction: "Another loan, really?" Considered response: "We're bottom of the table. Ok, let's bring him in."
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casanovacrow added 14:05 - Nov 7 do it, I'm sure we can ditch a few of the other loans. Either on the right wing or up front the guy is monster
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irishtim added 14:08 - Nov 7 Good luck Murph, Reo, Wellens, Can we loan out any of ours? Yes Wickham With Dj.
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pazelle added 14:12 - Nov 7 Been saying this all summer! Get him here ASAP! Unbelievable Jeff!
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TheCodFather added 14:12 - Nov 7 this would be quality!
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howsey51 added 14:14 - Nov 7 Sounds like MM wants anyone but Chopra. Fair enough.
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itfc1981 added 14:18 - Nov 7 SEANSON SAVING MOVE. Tell Clegg that despite the wages we would have to pay, League 1 would be the end of the world.
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Marcus added 14:18 - Nov 7 We don't have six home players on loan. Wellens has left the building (for now).
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Blue_Armee added 14:20 - Nov 7 Agreed Wickham and DJ up front would be good.
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itfc1981 added 14:20 - Nov 7 Season even!
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Woodbridgian added 14:25 - Nov 7 I think a goal keeper , 2 central defenders and a right back are a far bigger proirty unless he can score at least 6 goals a game!
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KilburnBlue added 14:30 - Nov 7 Parish the thought if he goes to Blackburn The board would self implode if he and Rhodes hit it off!
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Surco72 added 14:33 - Nov 7 Get him in would give the whole club and Wickham a boost ,good for both parties
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kuyski added 14:33 - Nov 7 do it asap
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bluey123 added 14:37 - Nov 7 Get rid of the GK ,CB,midfielders and Murphy then bring in a few good loans not the rubbish we have at the moment
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debenturedave added 14:48 - Nov 7 Send Murphy back to Celtic and get Wickham in ASAP - Saturday would be good !
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murraybrunning added 14:53 - Nov 7 @phil..... Connor is only 19--not "21 year old" tut tut :-)
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BoredWithThisNow added 15:01 - Nov 7 At least he'd give a sh!t about the club unlike the other faceless loanees
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CaptainAhab added 15:10 - Nov 7 This would be a brilliant deal if true, not just for us, but for Wickham too. I feel sorry for him the way his career has stalled since his big money move and it just seems unbelievable that he can't get in a Sunderland squad that can't seem to buy a goal. Get it done!
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VanIsleBlue added 15:24 - Nov 7 Blah blah blah shut the hell up
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arc added 15:24 - Nov 7 What a waste of a career. Should have been a legend here.
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Bowler1 added 15:33 - Nov 7 It wont happen, Clegg would never pay the wages, however it might show supporters just how much support MM has been promised.
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Taricco_Fan added 15:38 - Nov 7 My god we need him.
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Sindre94 added 16:05 - Nov 7 Loach Hewitt-Chambers-Mohsni-Cresswell Wellens-Reo Coker JET Martin Chopra-Wickham IN FEBRUARY, or around that. I think this would be an excellent team. Hopefully. Chopra at his best is NPC class, and Wellens and ReoCoker would make a brilliant duo in midfield. Still worries in defence, and not so sure on Mohsni as Ive never seen him. And btw, get rid of Drury/Murphy as quickly as possible, most average league 1 players Ive seen for some time. We need quality, pace and HUNGER But I do honestly think that would be a good team, thoughts?

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