Wolves boss Kenny Jackett says former Blues loanee Richard Stearman has no plans to leave the League One club. The Blues have repeatedly been linked with a move for the 25-year-old this summer after his impressive spell during the second half of last season.
However, Jackett says Stearman wants to stay at Molineux: "He hasn’t intimated to me that he wants to leave. He’s committed to Wolves, definitely.”
A Blues approach for Stearman would now appear less likely anyway with former Manchester United man Frederic Veseli — like Stearman a right-back or centre-half - close to being added to the squad.
Town are also in talks with Tottenham regarding the season-long loan of South African central defender Bongali Khumalo, while ex-Blue Titus Bramble is currently on trial at Portman Road.
Meanwhile, Wolves midfielder Karl Henry, a player Mick McCarthy is understood to rate very highly and who has been linked with Town on a number of occasions, has been mentioned in connection with a move to QPR.
Henry is one of four senior players Jackett has transfer-listed and not given squad numbers for the season ahead. The others are Stephen Ward - who has also repeatedly been linked with Town this summer - Jamie O'Hara and Roger Johnson.
Elsewhere, we understand that contrary to reports last night, Town aren’t amongst the clubs chasing Hull City winger Cameron Stewart.