Town have renewed their interest in former midfielder Owen Garvan, whose time at Crystal Palace seems certain to come to an end this summer.
In February, TWTD revealed that the Blues were targeting a loan move for the 26-year-old Dubliner, but the proposed deal broke down as the clubs were unable to agree terms regarding the player’s wages.
Now the South London Press is reporting that Town are one of a number of clubs to have shown interest in Garvan, while the former Ireland U21 international has been spotted around town in recent days - one tweeter apparently selling him a new pair of boots on Sunday - and there are further claims that he has been at Playford Road this week.
Garvan came through the academy at Town - he was a member of the 2005 FA Youth Cup-winning squad - before making his debut in August 2005.
After making 134 starts and 40 sub appearances, scoring 15 goals, he moved on to Palace for £250,000 in the summer of 2010 during George Burley’s spell in charge at Selhurst Park.
Contracted until 2015, the Irishman has made 71 starts and 15 sub appearances for the Eagles, scoring 11 goals, but played only three games for Palace last season, all in the opening month of the campaign.
Having been left out of the Eagles’ 25-man Premier League squad, he joined Millwall late on in the season and made 13 appearances. If he were to join the Blues, Palace would either have to settle his contract or continue to pay a large part of his wages and allow him to move on loan.
Garvan was due to play for Palace's development side at Beckenham at the weekend having been left out of the first-team trip to Austria. However, he missed that game due to an ongoing problem with tendinitis in his knee, but wasn't expected to be out of action for long.
Town currently have several players on trial including French frontman Achille Campion, Hungarian striker Bálint Bajner and French-Mauritian midfielder Kévin Bru, while former Reading, Middlesbrough and Swansea frontman Leroy Lita, 29, is also understood to be with the Blues this week.
Boss Mick McCarthy may choose to give some of them a run-out in either tonight’s development squad friendly at Braintree (KO 7.30pm) or Wednesday’s senior game at Colchester (KO 7.45pm).