Millwall are reported to have joined the chase for Yeovil central defender Byron Webster, who has previously been mentioned in connection with the Blues and Leeds United.

According to News At Den, out-of-contract Webster, 27, whose departure from Huish Park was confirmed earlier this week, will hold talks with Lions manager Ian Holloway when he returns from holiday next week.

Town were first linked with Webster and Glovers right-back Luke Ayling, who is also moving on with his contract up, late last month.

We understand that the Blues have been keeping tabs on the Glovers pair but with right-back or midfielder Ayling of greater interest than centre-half Webster.

Newly-promoted Brentford are also believed to have been eyeing former Arsenal trainee Ayling, who at 22 would be subject to compensation.

Meanwhile, departed Blues skipper Carlos Edwards, who joined Millwall on a one-year deal yesterday, says he was never formally told he wouldn’t be offered another contract by Town and had almost no contact from boss Mick McCarthy during his loan spell with the Lions at the end of 2013/14.

“The manager sent me out on loan and I had a word with him then,” he told the EADT. “He then sent me a text saying ‘all the best’ before my first game for Millwall. That was the last I heard from him.

“He should have tried to talk to me at the end of the season, even if it was just a five-minute chat for him to say ‘this is the situation’. It has left a slightly bitter taste in my mouth because I expected a lot more from the gaffer really.”

Edwards thanked Town fans for their support both on and off the field during his five years at the club: “I’ll always have great memories from my time at Ipswich. I hope the fans have good memories of me too. I certainly always gave my best every time I pulled on the shirt.”

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