TWTD understands Town are confident of completing the loan signing of Brighton centre-half Connor Goldson tomorrow, ahead of the 11pm deadline.
A fortnight ago, TWTD revealed the Blues had made an approach for the 24-year-old, while reports that Town are close to agreeing a deal to land the Wolverhampton-born centre-half emerged earlier this afternoon via a number of sources.
It’s believed Brighton may want to add to their squad before allowing Goldson to move on, but the switch is expected to go through on Thursday.
Goldson, who has also been interesting Sheffield United, returned to action in pre-season having undergone heart surgery in March but has made only one Carabao Cup appearance for the Seagulls this season.
The 6ft 3in defender started his career with Shrewsbury, during which time he spent a spell on loan at Cheltenham, before joining Brighton, to whom he is contracted for three more years, in August 2015 for a fee of £600,000.
Since moving to the Amex he has made 32 starts and three sub appearances, scoring twice, most of those games coming in the 2015/16 campaign as the Seagulls made the Championship play-offs.
Last season he made only four Championship starts and one sub appearance due to a knee injury and then the discovery of the heart problem which curtailed his campaign.
Town boss Mick McCarthy, a close friend of Brighton manager Chris Hughton, has been looking to add another centre-half to his squad with skipper Luke Chambers (ankle), Tommy Smith (hamstring) and Adam Webster (ankle) all currently sidelined.