West Ham winger Martin Samuelsen’s father has refused to confirm nor deny whether the Blues are interested in his son, but says there are “interesting clubs” keen on the 19-year-old, who Blues boss Mick McCarthy and his assistant Terry Connor watched in action for the Hammers' U23s last night.
"I cannot confirm nor deny whether Ipswich are interested,” Frode Samuelsen told TV 2.
"I got to hear that they looked at Martin, but whether they are interested beyond that I can neither confirm nor deny.”
He says his son has two options, either to go out on loan before next Wednesday's deadline or remain at West Ham.
"We know that there are interesting clubs that are interested and it's about taking a decision regarding a loan,” Samuelsen Snr added. "He has another week to decide whether there will be a loan.”
Earlier this afternoon the former Peterborough loanee signed a new four-year contract with West Ham and said he could be interested in another loan spell.
"This season, I think it’s either going to be another loan or first team football for me at West Ham,” he told the official West Ham website.
"I really enjoyed my time at Peterborough United last season and to have another spell playing good football on loan somewhere would be great.
"Both options would be good for me, but one is tougher to achieve than the other! Whatever happens for me this year, I’ll go into it 100 per cent committed. My long-term goal is to get into the West Ham first team XI.”
Earlier reports from Norway linked Samuelsen with a half-season loan with the Blues with the possibility of an extension to the end of the campaign, TWTD having revealed the Blues' interest in the Norwegian international yesterday.
Town boss McCarthy has said he is "trying to get a couple more in" before the transfer window closes next week, additions he expected would be loans or free agents.
Released former Rotherham frontman Leon Best is currently on trial with the Blues and scored for the U23s in yesterday’s 3-2 defeat to Birmingham at Playford Road.