Town are set to sign Blackburn right-back Bradley Orr on loan, according to a national newspaper. The 30-year-old has been left on the bench since Henning Berg took over as manager at Ewood Park.
Orr started his career with Newcastle, during which time he was linked with the Blues, spending a period on loan at Burnley while with the Magpies. In 2004 the 6ft-tall full-back joined Bristol City and he was to spend the next six years at Ashton Gate.
In July 2010 he moved on to QPR where he helped Neil Warnock’s side to the Championship title. Having featured only fleetingly after their promotion to the Premier League, the Liverpudlian joined Blackburn in January 2012.
Orr will be best remember by Town fans for being sent off in the Blues’ 6-0 victory over Bristol City in November 2007.
A move for a right-back is no surprise with Blues manager Mick McCarthy having said he prefers to see skipper Carlos Edwards in midfield.
The addition of Orr would take Town's total of domestic loanees back to five, the maximum permitted in a matchday 18 with Stephen Henderson, Danny Higginbotham, DJ Campbell and Bilel Moshni already at the club.
At the weekend, McCarthy said he was keen for Richie Wellens to return from Leicester, his month having ended after Saturday's 2-1 victory over Burnley.
Arsenal's Emmanuel Frimpong is believed to be viewed as a possible contingency should Leicester not want to extend the 32-year-old's spell, although McCarthy may not be keen to take the loan total back to six where he would always have to leave a player out of the squad, Massimo Luongo having recently been sent back to Spurs in such circumstances.
Football League clubs are permitted to bring 'emergency' loanees in until the deadline on Thursday of next week.