TWTD understands Championship high-flyers Brentford are eyeing Blues midfielder Idris El Mizouni.
The 20-year-old recently returned to Portman Road following a second loan spell at Cambridge United in which opportunities were limited.
Similarly, the Paris-born schemer is yet to be involved with Town’s first-team since coming back, although he scored a last-minute winner for the U23s as they defeated Millwall 1-0 a week ago.
We understand the Bees have been keeping a close watch on El Mizouni, who joined the Blues as a full-time academy scholar in the summer of 2016, for some months.
Brentford are known for taking an analytical approach in the transfer market using data and statistics, looking for players with the potential to fit their model that they can bring in to develop and then ultimately sell on for bigger fees.
Capped once at full level by Tunisia, El Mizouni is contracted to the Blues until the summer with the club having an option for a further season.
El Mizouni has made six first-team starts - two in the league - and seven sub appearances for the Blues in addition to 12 starts and 10 games from the bench in his two spells with Cambridge.