Free agent Nigel Reo-Coker has not yet signed for Town but the Blues are one of a number of Championship clubs speaking to the former Wimbledon, Aston Villa, Bolton and West Ham man.
Reports earlier this evening claimed a deal had been completed but while the Blues are currently speaking to the former England U21 international, and appear very much to be the current frontrunners for his signature, no move has so far been agreed.
Reo-Coker’s agent Tony Finnigan told TWTD: "It’s a club we have spoken to and are in talks with. Ipswich are one of a host of Championship clubs interested.”
The 28-year-old was recently training with Charlton, while Crystal Palace and Hull City are also clubs understood to be interested, but Town would seem to be the favourites for his signature at the present time.
Born in Thornton Heath, Reo-Coker started his career with the old Wimbledon, making his senior debut in the 2002/03 season. His displays for the Dons impressed West Ham who signed him for £500,000 in January 2004.
After three and a half not always happy years at Upton Park, during which time he captained the side under Alan Pardew, the former England U21 skipper joined Aston Villa for £8.5 million in July 2007 having asked for a transfer.
He left Villa when his contract expired last summer and, having apparently held talks with Town, moved on to Bolton, where he made 42 starts and scored three goals as they dropped out of the Premier League. In May he activated a relegation clause in his contract and left the Reebok Stadium.
Capped 23 times at U21 level, scoring once, Reo-Coker subsequently rejected the international advances of Sierra Leone, the country of his doctor father’s birth and where he lived for six years as a child.