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Delaney in Exit Talks - Ipswich Town News

TWTD understands that Damien Delaney’s Blues career is set to come to an end before the transfer window closes on Friday evening with the central defender and the club in talks regarding the settlement of his contract.

The 31-year-old has another year left on his contract but would almost certainly be on the periphery at Town if he remained at Portman Road during the season ahead.

Instead, Delaney, signed by Roy Keane from QPR for an initial £750,000 in the summer of 2009, is keen to move on to play regular football elsewhere. Settling his contract before Friday’s deadline would allow him to move as a free agent once the window closes if he doesn't find a new side before then.

The former Cork City, Leicester and Hull man was linked with Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest earlier in the summer.

Delaney’s probable exit means that Paul Jewell is likely to be on the look-out for two centre-halves either before the closure of the window on Thursday or on an emergency loan once Football League clubs are allowed to bring players in on that basis in a week’s time.

Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot was reported to be in talks with the Blues earlier today.

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