Town are being linked with a loan move for Brighton & Hove Albion’s Paraguayan international forward Julio Enciso.
The 20-year-old was on the bench at Portman Road last night without making it onto the field.
According to Nacion Media, the Blues and Leicester are possible destinations for the attacker, who joined Brighton from Club Libertad in his home country for £9 million in 2022.
We understand Enciso is someone Town are aware of and have monitored for a couple of transfer windows, but is not currently the subject of an enquiry.
As it stands, the Foxes can’t sign another Albion player on loan as they already have Facundo Buonanotte on that basis with Premier League clubs limited to one player from another top flight side at a time.
Speaking about speculation that Enciso might be sent on loan in his press conference ahead of the Town game, manager Fabian Hurzeler said: "There are arguments for and against. But the most important is that he knows our arguments, that we know his arguments, that he's giving everything for the club, because in the end, he always says that he really likes to play for Brighton and that's why I think he already showed it this season so far.
"When he was on the pitch, then he had good performances, he proved it last Saturday against Norwich [in which he scored]. So in the end, we are really happy to have him here in the squad.
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"We always have to negotiate what is the best for the individual development from the player. What is helpful at the moment? Is it like playing every game or is it training with the highest quality and not playing every game?
"So that's always a thing where we have to exchange with the player, where we have to negotiate what is the most helpful for the club, what is the most helpful for the player and then I'm sure that we will make the right decision.”
Enciso, who has been capped 23 times by Paraguay, scoring twice, is contracted until the summer of 2026 with Brighton not looking to sell him.
Town and the Seagulls have did January loan business last year, Jeremy Sarmiento coming in and playing a big part in the Blues’ promotion to the Premier League.
Despite having signed Jaden Philogene from Aston Villa, the Blues are still in the market for another forward - having had a £16 million bid to Liverpool for Ben Doak, who is currently loan at Middlesbrough, turned down a fortnight ago - as well as a new number nine.