Mick McCarthy says Town will be one of the clubs in the chase to sign his former Wolves striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake in January. The free agent 27-year-old is close to returning to fitness having been out since April after suffering a broken leg and ankle ligament damage.
Burnley, Leicester and Leeds have all been linked with the former England U21 international in recent days with McCarthy, who took him to Wolves from Plymouth for £1.5 million in January 2008, believing he is nearing the point where he will be joining a new club.
"I think he’s progressing OK and is probably getting to the stage where he’s looking for a club,” he said.
"I spoke to him when I was up at Jody Craddock’s testimonial dinner at Molineux about four weeks ago and I think in January he’ll certainly be looking for a club, and there’ll be clubs looking for him, and we’ll be one of them.
"He’s done most of his rehab at Wolves, any club that has got a player [who is out of contract but suffered an injury while still in contract] has to make sure he’s fit to perform before they can let him go. They can’t just haul you out the door, they’ve got to make sure you’re fit to play.
"But then they’re not going to give him any games but he would be fit for purpose, he would train with the team. They’d do all his rehab with him, his football work and make sure that he’s fit enough. And if he is, I’d be delighted to have him.”