Town boss Mick McCarthy says trialist right-back Jordan Spence impressed during Monday’s 2-1 U23s defeat at Bolton Wanderers and could feature for Gerard Nash's side in Sunday’s Premier League Cup tie against Liverpool at Portman Road (KO 1pm).
"I’m going to speak to him, we’ve a game on Sunday and he may well be involved in that,” McCarthy said.
"I haven’t seen the game, but he played very well at Bolton, very well apparently. They played wing-backs and he was one of them and he did well. He’ll be here for the rest of this week and we’ll see.”
Free agent Spence, 26, was released by the MK Dons in the summer having joined them initially on loan in 2013 from West Ham where he came through the youth ranks.
While with the Hammers the Londoner also had spells on loan at Leyton Orient, Scunthorpe, Bristol City and Sheffield Wednesday.
Spence, who is 5ft 11in tall, was capped by England at U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 levels.