Town will complete the signing of Korona Kielce defender Piotr Malarczyk before the transfer window closes next week, according to reports in Poland.

The 24-year-old is understood to have a clause in the one-year contract he signed as recently as June which means he can move for 50,000 Polish Zloty, just over £8,500, although he is actually claimed to be worth around £350,000.

Malarczyk, who was previously interesting another Polish side, Jagiellonia Białystok, has been with his hometown club, who play in the Polish top flight, throughout his career.

He made his senior debut in 2009 and has now made 131 appearances, scoring eight goals and is their current skipper. He has been capped by Poland at U19, U20 and U21 levels.

Speaking in an interview with Polish website 24x45.info last week, Blues keeper Bartosz Bialkowski revealed that the Town management had asked him about Malarczyk, who he described as a "strong, determined and ambitious defender".

Bialkowski also spoke about his father, who sadly died over the weekend having been ill for some time. The keeper flew back to Poland ahead of Saturday's game at Preston.

Malarczyk plays either as a centre-half or a right-back with manager Mick McCarthy revealing that he was targeting a player in that mould earlier in the month.

The Blues made multiple offers for Hearts youngster Jordan McGhee but it seems have now moved on to another target.

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ipswichtillidie added 11:12 - Aug 24 £1,500 cheaper than Mings! Love it!
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mutters added 11:12 - Aug 24 Know nothing about this chap, though for that price would be worth the chance! In Mick and TC we trust
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irish_tractor added 11:12 - Aug 24 I'm off to Google the crap out of this chap!
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rambohambo added 11:14 - Aug 24 Good to see we are looking at different nationalities
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steve_mcalls_teeth added 11:15 - Aug 24 Exactly ! By the same reckoning he should be worth about £6 million (563.2 billion polish zloty)by the end of the season !
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PutneyBlue added 11:16 - Aug 24 http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/piotr-malarczyk/profil/spieler/120892 reckons he's a right back/centre back without an agent
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hoppy added 11:18 - Aug 24 Mick Is pretty good with this transfer Malarkey, isn't he?
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KuqiCoup added 11:18 - Aug 24 Converting using the MingsExchange system this means we will be selling him for a mere £6.8m in a couple of seasons time. Barely worth it for such a paltry profit is it? ;) I'm starting to believe Mrs McCarthy or Mrs Connor works in the filing room at UEFA where they box up all of the typed version of the contracts submitted by each FA. 'Darling, there's a Danish international here with a £350,000 buyout'. 'Darling, Polish centre back here for £8.500'. 'Darling, there's toad in the hole in the oven. I won't be home. I'm just looking into that Latvian right back with a £1.89 buyout clause'.

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SouperJim added 11:18 - Aug 24 Hullo, the Polish press are talking malarczy again...
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saxon added 11:20 - Aug 24 He's their current captain according to the translation of this: http://www.echodnia.eu/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20150820/PILKA13/150829971
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rickw added 11:21 - Aug 24 Sounds like Mick's pulled another bargain out the bag again! Obviously time will tell if he's a Mings or a Baijner, but 6"2 can play right/central and averages 2 goals a season - so all sounds good!
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Brazilsnuts added 11:28 - Aug 24 He looks mean in his pictures
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saxon added 11:30 - Aug 24 They talked to Bart about him first apparently: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=pl&u= http://www.2x45.info/aktualnosci/37097/bartosz-bialkowski-dla-2x45-pytano-mnie-o
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saxon added 11:36 - Aug 24 The Guardian's comment: "11.18am BST Big-spending Championship news, as the early leaders Ipswich are — according to Polish reports — to sign defender Piotr Malarczyk from Koronie Kielce for a sum that would equate to...erm...£8,500. We'll see. They don't have £9m to spend though so they're not a threat to your club."
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trncbluearmy added 11:37 - Aug 24 loves the facility's thinks the fans are brill
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RobTheMonk added 11:40 - Aug 24 Love an obscure signing! Now go on to be more Bru than Bajner!
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ElderGrizzly added 11:45 - Aug 24 Saxon - This was good from the Guardian too and very true - "In the Championship, where half of the division are surely on the road to hell if they don't make good their gambling with a quickfire promotion"
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osborne added 11:55 - Aug 24 Well I'm expecting him to be at least 85% as good as MIngs then. Nice one Mick - continues to take the p!ss on the transfer market! COYB
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Michael11 added 11:58 - Aug 24 I know nothing about the lad, but if he comes in and does anything like as well as Jonas Knudsen has so far then it'll be 8 grand very well spent. The scouts really have been incredible since McCarthy took charge so I trust their judgement whoever we sign. You may get a Frank Nouble or you may get a Tyrone Mings, but for £8,000 it's definitely worth a gamble!
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jas0999 added 12:06 - Aug 24 Great news, we desperately need cover with Parr injury prone. I know nothing about him though, so can't comment on his ability. On another note, sad news about Barts father.
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PJH added 12:08 - Aug 24 As previously said,few if any of us had heard of Jonas before we signed him and he is looking like he could become a very good left back. If this signing happens,let's hope he is as good.
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Pilgrimblue added 12:09 - Aug 24 Great that MM looking further afield. We certainly need CB support so looks worth a gamble
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spanishblue added 12:10 - Aug 24 Dear Bart and family so sorry to hear such sad news ,my condolences to you and your family
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Nthsuffolkblue added 12:13 - Aug 24 No agent but put a £8,500 buy-out clause into his contract? Either he is a very clever lad or someone at the club thought no agent no need to be careful about the contract!
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whosroundisitanyway added 12:15 - Aug 24 Yes lets spare a thought for "The Bart Man" Thoughts & condolences are with you. Come back & play in the Premiership for your Dad.
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