Town and midfielder Kevin Bru are close to agreeing a contract keeping the Mauritian international at Portman Road until 2018, according to reports in France.

FootballMercato.net reports that the deal should be confirmed early next week, the 26-year-old having impressed since joining the Blues after a trial in the summer. In line with many recent Town deals the contract seems likely to run to 2017 with an option for a further year.

Speaking to Ipswich Player on Thursday, boss Mick McCarthy confirmed that Town were looking to secure the Paris-born player for a longer period. Bru’s current deal runs to the end of the season with an option for another season.

Bru, who looks set to start in the centre of midfield, once again caught his manager's eye in the FA Cup defeat to Southampton on Wednesday.

“He has impressed whenever’s he’s come into the side,” he said. “I thought he was excellent [against the Saints]. He’s got real quality Kevin.”

Meanwhile, Town have turned down a £4 million offer from Newcastle for left-back Tyrone Mings, according to The Sun.

If there was such a bid it would have fallen well short of the Blues’ valuation of the 21-year-old, who is rated in excess of £10 million, while McCarthy has said he doesn’t anticipate Mings or any of his other regular first-teamers moving on during January.

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TheSelkirk added 11:46 - Jan 17 Good move. Keep him and I think he could prove to be something special.
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TheSelkirk added 11:47 - Jan 17 .....and £4m for Mings? Jog on!
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Freddiesearsismagic added 11:48 - Jan 17 Bru, Skuse and bishop make a pretty well rounded midfield in a 4-3-3 formation! He has to start today!
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hadleighboyblue added 11:50 - Jan 17 Great news , he looks good every time he plays
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theblueginger added 11:53 - Jan 17 Completely deserved kevin. A really classy player who surely will get better still. He dispells the myth of players "needing to adapt" when they move countries.
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Superblue95 added 11:54 - Jan 17 Fantastic. Could grow to be a really special player for us
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Lowestoft_Blue added 12:00 - Jan 17 Well deserved. Bruuuuuuuuuuuuu!
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TractorCam added 12:02 - Jan 17 Yessss!
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footyblue added 12:03 - Jan 17 Fully deserved as he is different class to anything we have
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BlueMachines added 12:06 - Jan 17 Best signing we will make this transfer window
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Michael11 added 12:10 - Jan 17 I've been so impressed with Bru. He adds a lot of quality and composure. For a team that supposedly play hoof ball, a midfield 3 of Skuse, Bru and Bishop isn't too bad really is it!
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jas0999 added 12:34 - Jan 17 Deserves a new deal. He and Bajner were worth a punt, but Bru has clearly been the considerably better player. A very good signing.
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thebeat added 12:38 - Jan 17 Find of the season in my opinion. When fit he should start every game with Skuse and Bishop in a midfield 3.
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bellazzurri79 added 12:39 - Jan 17 He deserves this contract .. Class act
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Popeye added 12:44 - Jan 17 Bru deserves longer contract, Bajner however is a different story. If he goes out on loan and doesn't score a few then its adios in the summer!
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bluefeast added 12:49 - Jan 17 Why did we leave it until January when from the 1st of Jan he was free to talk to other clubs. Which he can do all the way through until the summer when he will be free to walk. He was class in October and November , should of nailed him down then.Other teams will be very interested in signing him for sure.
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Garv added 13:04 - Jan 17 Excellent find.
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Fat_Boy_Tim added 13:55 - Jan 17 Takes 2 to tango Bluefeast, He might have been waiting to see if he could get a more regular place in the squad before negotiating. Plus his agent will be aware that you get a better contract if you sign it with the risk of the player moving on and no replacement lined up.
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hampstead_blue added 14:00 - Jan 17 great news. This means we can use Hyam as back-up, his level. £4m for Mings when they don't even have a manager! The laughter is loud and long
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oddball added 14:08 - Jan 17 Whats it like to know everything bluefeast, to actually know everything.
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Saltwell2010 added 15:04 - Jan 17 This for me is the best thing that could have happened to us this January. Bru is technically (In my opinion) the best player on our team and I thought that in both Southampton games he could have easily slotted in the Southampton line up. He needs experience and more coaching like every player but the way he can put in a good cross and keeps possession, I have no doubt that premier teams will be sniffing around by the end of this season. On top of this he's even doing a bit of dirty work! It's good because every midfielder we have has been playing brilliant but this has been keeping Bru out the team, I really hope he has a great game today like I thought he did at the Southampton games and keeps his place in the starting XI.

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mojo added 12:15 - Jan 19 Bluefeast - I don't think that would work with the extra year option would it? The ball is firmly in the club's court on this one. I think this is very good contract negotiations and the way ahead for the future.
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