Town are one of a number of Championship clubs said to be interested in signing Sunderland’s David Healy on loan. Newcastle are reportedly leading the chase with Watford and the Blues also claimed to want the Northern Irish international.
Roy Keane took Healy from Fulham to the Stadium of Light during his time as manager of the Black Cats, but the 30-year-old has never appeared to be amongst the players the Town boss wants to bring to his new club, despite one or two newspaper links over the summer. From tomorrow, Football League sides can sign players on emergency loans for up to 93 days.
Meanwhile, former striker Jordan Rhodes’s father Andy, Town’s former keeper-coach, has confirmed his son didn’t want to leave the club in the summer: "There is nothing Jordan wanted more than to be given a chance with Ipswich Town.
"He came back from talks with Huddersfield and trained at Playford Road the next day. Jordan's move was not a goer as far as the lad was concerned.
"But the following day the transfer was completed. He is happy where he is, but he wanted to stay with Ipswich.”
Rhodes, who has scored seven goals in seven starts and one sub appearance for the Terriers, cost his new club a fee which will eventually rise to £850,000.