Blues boss Paul Hurst says there have been no new developments regarding loan signings with Town looking to have missed out on former loanee Cameron Carter-Vickers, who is close to joining Swansea.
Asked whether there was any progress on loans with another striker and a central defender on his wish-list before the August 31st deadline, Hurst said: "No, not over the weekend. I’ve got a couple of calls to make this afternoon to see if anything has changed, but as we speak nothing different.”
TWTD reported that the Blues were interested in Carter-Vickers returning to Portman Road over the weekend and Hurst confirmed he is a player who has come into his thoughts, however he is currently looking elsewhere.
"He’s at a very good football club, I think people felt he had a pretty good loan spell here, so it’s an easy link,” he added.
"I’m not saying he hasn’t ever been discussed but we are looking at other options at this moment in time.”
Town casting their eyes elsewhere may be related to reports in Wales which say Swansea are closing in on the signing of Carter-Vickers on a season-long loan.
Even before his two - or perhaps three - loan signings are added, Hurst already has a sizeable squad with a number of players likely to miss out on the 18 let alone the starting XI each week.
"And some will accept that better than others,” he said. "I will always try and give them my reasons for them not being involved if it’s not blatantly obvious.
"And then it’s how they react. All I would say, unless suddenly you have to call on those people, the people that sulk, we won’t want around, that’s not going to force a way into a team.
"We want people to show that they’re behind the players that are out there. We spoke about the squad and that is the most important thing, not individuals, not the XI that take the field, the squad and staying together.
"But you certainly can’t run with 11 players, I don’t think you can really run with 18, not if you want to try and be successful. There aren’t many squads out there which run with that, certainly not at the level we’re competing at.
"It’s part and parcel of football, no doubt there will be injuries and suspensions along the way as we go.”
Does he have an ideal number for the size of his squad? "It changes day to day. I’m sure if you speak to the owner it’ll be that [managers] are always two players short of a looking a really good squad and team. But that’s a manager’s prerogative, I think.”