Keeper Richard Wright is expected to leave West Ham to join the Blues within the next 10 days, according to a report this lunchtime. Wright is not quoted in the piece but is said to see no obstacles preventing him from returning to his old club.

TWTD first reported that the 30-year-old was back on Town's radar in March when former keeper-coach Andy Rhodes was spotted watching West Ham's reserves.

The Blues are believed to be paying West Ham a fee of £500,000 for the Ipswich-born stopper, with the deal likely to go ahead once Robert Green's Hammers' future is sorted and perhaps after another keeper is added to the Premier League side's ranks.

Wright's return to Portman Road has stalled in recent weeks due to interest in Green from Aston Villa and Blackburn and the Blues had looked at other options. Preston confirmed that an enquiry had been made regarding Andrew Lonergan last week, although they denied claims of a Town bid.

German sources reported over the weekend that Wolfsburg keeper Simon Jentzsch was interesting the Blues. A local newspaper report this morning claimed that Wolfsburg boss Felix Magath was now unlikely to allow Jentzsch to leave his club, at least not for a very large fee, although there have been no reports along those lines in Germany.

The 32-year-old is very much out of favour at his current club and had been offered out on loan to Turkish side Antalyaspor for a fee believed to be €200-€300,000 (£160-£240,000), but the former German U21 international turned the move down.

Meanwhile, released Town keeper Nick Colgan says he's still looking for a new side: "I have been in the UK now for 17 years and I have never been in this position where I was not fixed up with a club in July. When I left Chelsea, I joined Bournemouth straight away.

"I am officially unemployed. The mortgage and other bills need to be paid, so I am open to offers and I hope something rears its ugly head soon.”

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