On-trial midfielder Kevin Bru looks set to join Balint Bajner in signing for the Blues having been included in this morning’s annual team photocall, which was held ahead of today’s Open Day at Portman Road.
While we understand he is yet to put pen to paper, the 25-year-old Mauritian international appears likely to sign a deal — probably along the lines of the one-year contract plus an option for a further season agreed by Bajner — before the weekend.
Paris-born Bru, a 25-year-old free agent, was a youth player with IFF Clairfontaine and Rennes, where he made his break into senior football when he made two Ligue 1 sub appearances in the 2006/07 season.
Set-piece expert Bru, who is 6ft tall, continued his career in the French second division, spending time on loan at Châteauroux and Clermont Foot before joining Dijon FCO on a permanent basis in January 2010. He moved on to US Boulogne a year later and then spent 2012/13 with FC Istres.
Last season, after a reported €250,000 move, he scored one goal in 26 appearances in Bulgaria with Levski Sofia, with whom he played twice in the Europa League, before leaving at the end of the campaign.
Having won U18 and U19 caps with France, Bru switched international allegiance in 2011 and has won two caps with Mauritius. His older brother Jonathan has also played international football for Mauritius and is also a free agent having been released by the Melbourne Victory in January.
Speaking after Tuesday’s friendly at Southend, manager Mick McCarthy said he had been impressed with Bru during his time with the Blues: "Kevin’s done fine, I’ve been delighted with him. He’s a really good player, I think.”