Town are set to add 18-year-old Manchester City youngster Luca Fletcher to their development squad.
As per Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, striker Fletcher is joining on a loan deal with an obligation to buy. The deal is also said to include buy-back and sell-on clauses.
The move is along the lines of the Blues’ previous signings of Tudor Mendel and Somto Boniface with the player going into John McGreal and Chris Casement’s U21s squad.
Reading-born Fletcher, who has been capped by England at U16 and U17 levels, started his career with his hometown club before moving on to City in 2023.
Primarily a central striker but also able to operate on the left and right, Fletcher has scored 12 goals and picked up six assists in 39 Premier League 2 games for City.