Sunderland defender Anton Ferdinand is reported to have turned down the chance to join the Blues. Black Cats boss Steve Bruce is understood to have been willing to allow the former West Ham man to move on but the player is keen to fight for his place at the Stadium of Light.
Ferdinand would appear to have dropped down the pecking order on Wearside after the summer signings of John O’Shea and Wes Brown.
Yesterday, Town boss Paul Jewell revealed that he had approached out-of-contract duo Matthew Upson and Jonathan Woodgate earlier in the summer as he looks to add to his central defensive ranks.
Last night, former Stoke and Reading man Ibrahima Sonko tweeted that he could be in line to join the Blues.
Elsewhere, Town are claimed to be one of a number of clubs to have shown interested in Stoke City defender Ryan Shotton. Burnley are believed to have offered a six-figure sum for the 22-year-old, while Derby are also mentioned in connection with the right-back or centre-half.