Released Reading defender Ivar Ingimarsson is the latest player to have been linked with a summer move to the Blues. The 33-year-old veteran was told he wouldn’t be offered new terms by the Royals last week after a hugely successful eight-year spell in Berkshire.
Capped 30 times by Iceland, Ingimarsson began his career in his home country with Valur and IBV before joining Torquay United on loan in October 1999.
A £200,000 switch to Brentford followed a month later, then in July 2002, having been linked with George Burley's Blues, the just over 6ft tall defender joined Wolves on a free transfer but made little impact at Molineux before moving on to Reading for £175,000 in October 2003.
Since then Ingimarsson, a close friend of former Blue Hermann Hreidarsson, has been an important figure at the Madejski Stadium, making 276 starts and five sub appearances, scoring 12 goals and also captaining the side. Injuries, however, limited his involvement to 13 starts and one appearance from the bench last season.
Town are certainly in the market for an experienced central defender due to Gareth McAuley leaving the club with Sunderland’s Nyron Nosworthy widely thought to be the number one target. The 30-year-old is believed to have been in talks with the Blues, Crystal Palace and coincidentally the Royals in recent weeks.
We understand Town have been continuing discussions with a number of players in recent days with one potential target shown around the club yesterday.
Tranmere sources continue to strongly tip 21-year-old left-back Aaron Cresswell with a move to the Blues with some forum posts claiming the player himself has said he will be definitely be joining Town.
Cresswell, who TWTD reported was on Town’s radar last month, is out of contract and has refused new terms at Prenton Park and as he is under 24 the League One side would be entitled to compensation. Southampton and a number of other unnamed Championship clubs have also been linked.
Elsewhere, we’re reliably informed that a tweeter claiming to be former Blue Kieron Dyer over the last few days is in fact a fake.