Trialist at Town - Ipswich Town News
A mystery trialist is reported to have joined the Blues for the week as Paul Jewell continues his attempts to strengthen his central defensive options.
Southend’s Bilel Mohsni spent last week training at Playford Road, impressing and scoring in the 6-0 U21s thrashing of Cardiff City.
Weekend reports in Essex that Mohsni was due to talk to the Blues on Sunday were wide of the mark and Town look likely to wait to see how the situation develops with their preferred targets — Stoke’s Matthew Upson being high up on the list and QPR's Clint Hill is understood to have been the subject of a recent enquiry — before taking the matter further.
Mohsni was subsequently quoted as saying he was waiting to talk to the Blues regarding the outcome of his trial.
Trialists tend to come and go regularly - prior to Mohsni, Cameroonian Yann Songo’o spent time at Playford Road and Spanish keeper Aleix Manzano was at the club last week — often sent over on spec by agents with the club knowing little about them.
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