Town are amongst a number of clubs interested in Bristol City right-back Bradley Orr, according to a report in the west country this morning. QPR are claimed to be leading the chase for the 27-year-old, although a weekend report that a £500,000 bid had been accepted by the Robins was premature.
Liverpool-born Orr started his career at Newcastle, during which time he was linked with a loan move to Portman Road, joining Burnley for a short-term spell in early 2004, then Bristol City on a permanent basis that summer.
Steve Coppell’s club have offered Orr, who has a year left on his current deal, a new contract and a spokesman says they would want more than a deal totalling £500,000 for the full-back, who was jailed for 28 days in 2006 after an incident outside a nightclub: "We are aware of the figures that are being bandied around in the press and, I can assure you, we would not accept a total package worth £500,000. Anyone wanting to sign Bradley would have to do better than that.
"There are some clubs that don't seem to mind how much they spend, but we are in a position where we don't have to sell if we don't want to."
A central midfielder earlier in his career, 6ft tall Orr has made 229 starts and 26 sub appearances in his six years at Ashton Gate, scoring 13 goals.
A right-back is very much on Roy Keane’s summer wish-list with Liam Rosenior not offered a contract at the end of his loan spell from Reading and David Wright released.