Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has confirmed that strikers Daryl Murphy and David Healy are available for loan. The Blues have made repeated attempts to sign Murphy, while Healy was again linked with Town over the weekend.
Bruce said: "There's been some interest in those two players from Championship sides, so we will have to see what happens. But they are the ones most likely to be leaving.
"There's no doubt that they need to be playing games and it's very difficult for them to get that at Sunderland right now."
Middlesbrough are also believed to be interested in Murphy, while Coventry boss Chris Coleman has confirmed that he has spoken to Sunderland regarding Healy: "We had a conversation about a possible loan but that's as far as it went.
"We obviously know all about the player, but the one deal that suited us apparently didn't suit the player, so as far as I am concerned, unless it is resurrected, at the minute it is dead in the water. But, knowing football, stranger things have happened."
Newcastle United and Watford were also claimed to be interested in the Northern Ireland international over the weekend.
Meanwhile, Liam Rosenior, who joined the Blues on a season-long loan last week, has confirmed he is looking at a longer term stay at Portman Road: "I'm a free agent at the end of the season and hopefully I will still be here with Ipswich if we can get up.”