Town are closing in on the signing of West Brom right-back Darnell Furlong.
As first reported by the Daily Telegraph, the Blues have agreed a fee of £3.5 million plus a further £500,000 after promotion. The 29-year-old is set to travel to Suffolk today to complete the formalities on the switch.
Furlong, who has a year left on his Baggies contract, came through the academy ranks at QPR, where his father Paul had been a player, and spent time on loan at Northampton, Cambridge United and Swindon while at Loftus Road.
In 2019, the Luton-born defender, who can also operate at left-back and in the centre of the defence, moved to the Hawthorns where he has made 227 starts and 20 sub appearances, scoring 11 times, and has also captained the side.
Town have been on the lookout for another full-back after Conor Townsend, a former teammate of Furlong’s at West Brom, suffered an ACL injury in pre-season.
It appears likely that the versatility of the primarily right-sided Furlong, Ashley Young and Ben Johnson will be used as cover on the left.
If the deal goes through, Furlong will become the sixth ex-West Brom player at the club alongside Townsend, skipper Dara O’Shea, keepers Alex Palmer and David Button and central defender Cedric Kipre.
Like Blues youngster Ash Boatswain, Furlong qualifies to play international football for Montserrat but is yet to win a cap for the Caribbean nation.
Meanwhile, Town’s move for Norwich City midfielder Marcelino Nunez is continuing to make progress.