Boss Mick McCarthy says he could add a loan player to his squad before the transfer window closes on Monday at 11pm, although there will be no one new in the squad before the weekend trip to Derby.
"I don’t know,” he said when asked if there are likely to be any additions before the deadline. "Maybe there’ll be somebody in, it’ll probably be a loan if that’s the case.
"I’m just hoping there’s nobody out. If the phone rings it’s always about what people perceive as our best players, so I don’t want to lose anybody else.”
One of this morning’s tabloids claims Blues centre-half Tommy Smith is a target of new Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock, but McCarthy says he’s not been contacted about any of his players.
"No, not directly, not at all. There’s always talk all the time about everybody’s players but nobody’s rang me up and said ‘I want to do X’.”
He says there has been no movement regarding transfer-listed striker Frank Nouble, while he confirmed that Jack Collison and Darren Ambrose continue to train with the Blues and will play in Monday’s U21 game at Portman Road against Sheffield Wednesday (KO 7pm).