Town striker Tamás Priskin is understood to be on the verge of joining Derby County on loan. The Hungarian international was a surprise omission from today’s reserves side which beat West Ham 3-2 in a friendly at Playford Road.
Talks are believed to have taken place regarding a one-month loan to go through before Thursday's 5pm deadline, presumably with a view to a permanent deal in January.
The former Watford man, whose contract is up at the end of the season, has spent much of his career with the Blues away from Portman Road having previously been on loan at QPR and Swansea City.
Priskin made his only Blues appearance of the season in the 3-2 defeat to Doncaster prior to the international break, before being left out of the 16 at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Town signed the 25-year-old for £1.7 million from the Hornets in the summer of 2009 but despite famously scoring the winning goal in last season's Carling Cup semi-final first leg victory over Arsenal, has never really established himself with the Blues.
In between his previous loan spells, the 6ft 1in tall frontman has made 35 starts and 24 sub appearances, scoring nine goals.