Town boss Mick McCarthy has confirmed that former Newcastle United and Portland Timbers centre-half Steven Taylor is joining the Blues on a short-term deal to the end of the season. Taylor, who TWTD revealed Town were targeting last Friday, has been training with the Blues since the start of the week.
"He’s looked very good, he was a real positive influence around the place, an experienced voice," McCarthy said.
"We did two really good sessions Tuesday and Wednesday, he was involved in both and got through them no problems, he looks very fit.
"He organises the back four, he’s talker and I have to say we need a bit of that, so I’ve agreed with him to take him until the end of the season.”
He added: "He’s only 31 and you talk about centre-backs playing until they’re 35 or 36. I think he’s hungry to get back in and to prove to everybody that he can still play at least at this level. He was an outstanding centre-back for Newcastle.”
In terms of adding further to his squad before Tuesday, he said: "I hope so, we have had some had some really good bids in for players and they keep getting knocked back. But the market is so inflated.
"Everybody is hanging onto their players unless somebody says, ‘There you are, there’s an offer you can’t refuse.”