Town and midfielder Kevin Bru are close to agreeing a contract keeping the Mauritian international at Portman Road until 2018, according to reports in France.
FootballMercato.net reports that the deal should be confirmed early next week, the 26-year-old having impressed since joining the Blues after a trial in the summer. In line with many recent Town deals the contract seems likely to run to 2017 with an option for a further year.
Speaking to Ipswich Player on Thursday, boss Mick McCarthy confirmed that Town were looking to secure the Paris-born player for a longer period. Bru’s current deal runs to the end of the season with an option for another season.
Bru, who looks set to start in the centre of midfield, once again caught his manager's eye in the FA Cup defeat to Southampton on Wednesday.
"He has impressed whenever’s he’s come into the side,” he said. "I thought he was excellent [against the Saints]. He’s got real quality Kevin.”
Meanwhile, Town have turned down a £4 million offer from Newcastle for left-back Tyrone Mings, according to The Sun.
If there was such a bid it would have fallen well short of the Blues’ valuation of the 21-year-old, who is rated in excess of £10 million, while McCarthy has said he doesn’t anticipate Mings or any of his other regular first-teamers moving on during January.