Chelsea legends Frank Lampard and John Terry are the latest names to be linked with the Portman Road management vacancy.
According to Football Insider, the Blues have approached Lampard in order to find out whether he might have an interest in the role.
Lampard has been out of work since his Chelsea dismissal in January and was recently in talks regarding the Norwich job before pulling out of the running.
It would seem likely that the one-time Derby boss would be looking for a job in a higher league than the Blues and the link with Town appears speculative at this stage.
The 43-year-old former England international was interviewed at Town in the summer of 2018 when he was on the shortlist prior to Paul Hurst’s appointment but ultimately withdrew his interest in the position. Contrary to subsequent claims, he was never offered the role and later that summer joined the Rams.
Terry, 41, was assistant manager at Aston Villa until July and is known to be looking for a boss's role of his own.
The former centre-half would be a hugely controversial appointment with Town fans and as such it seems unlikely that the Blues’ ownership would go down that route.
The report has seen Lampard move to fourth-favourite in the betting behind Marc Bircham, Neil Harris and Neil Lennon, also linked with the role earlier today. Terry is now joint-ninth favourite at 16-1.