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Baird the Target? - Ipswich Town News

Southampton full-back Chris Baird is reported to be the Premiership defender Joe Royle is hopeful of landing this week.

The 22-year-old Northern Ireland international spent time on loan at Watford and Walsall last season and, despite signing a new two-year deal in the summer, was not taken on the Saints' pre-season tour of Sweden.

Baird has made only three starts for Southampton, one of those coming in the 2003 FA Cup final against Arsenal.

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