Celtic striker Daryl Murphy is set to rejoin the Blues on loan for the season. The Republic of Ireland international was previously with Town during the second half of 2009/10 when a Sunderland player, moving on to the SPL giants for an undisclosed fee at the end of that campaign.
The 28-year-old, who was spotted on a plane flying south earlier today, says the move happened very quickly: "It came out of the blue really, I had a call from my agent last night to say Ipswich were interested and it was a no brainer for me really.
"I know the club and the area from my time here before. Some of the lads that were at the club then are still here and I know Michael Chopra from our time at Sunderland.
"I'm looking forward to playing for the club again and we will see how it goes from there. If I do well and the manager wants to extend my stay beyond the year then I certainly would be interested but for now all I want is to concentrate on is playing games."
Murphy, who scored six goals in 18 games during his previously spell with the Blues, is likely to complete his move in the morning.
The Waterford-born striker almost joined Town during the Joe Royle era, spending several spells on trial with the Blues in the 2004/05 season before signing for the Black Cats.
Town are also likely to complete the signings of Ibrahima Sonko and Jimmy Bullard tomorrow with the former Hull man understood to have completed his medical this evening.
The Blues say further announcements will be made tomorrow with news breaking both on and off the pitch.
Meanwhile, Stoke City central defender Danny Collins is again being mentioned in connection with the Blues. Collins, 31, was previously claimed to be the subject of a £1 million Town offer earlier in the month.
Wales international Collins started his career with Chester City, moving on to to Sunderland before signing for Stoke for £2.75 million in September 2009.