Town are set to make a £2 million offer for Watford frontman Danny Graham, according to one of this morning’s tabloids. Graham netted 27 goals in all competitions this season, including two against the Blues in a hugely impressive performance as the Hornets won 3-0 at Portman Road in March.

The 25-year-old has previously been linked with Newcastle United and QPR with a number of Premier League scouts watching him in action in the game against Town and throughout the season.

Gateshead-born Graham started his career with non-league Chester-Le-Street Town before moving on to Middlesbrough in 2003. During his time at the Riverside Graham spent spells on loan at Darlington, Derby, Leeds, Blackpool and Carlisle.

Seven goals in 11 games in the second half of the 2006/07 season led to a permanent switch to the Cumbrians that summer, the 6ft 1in tall striker signing a two-year deal.

In July 2009 at the end of that contract Graham joined Watford for a tribunal set fee of £200,000 rising to £550,000 after various clauses were met. Carlisle are also entitled to 15% of an profit made if the Hornets sell Graham, who scored 33 goals in 91 starts and 11 sub appearances during his time as a permanent member of staff at Brunton Park.

Graham signed an initial two-year deal at Vicarage Road, a contract he subsequently extended to the summer of 2012 with a further option for another season.

The one-time England U20 cap’s form this season in particular has caught the eye — he was named in the PFA Championship Team of the Year - and overall for Watford he has scored 41 goals in 87 full appearances and 11 games from the bench.

Tweeting about reported interest in him last week, Graham said nothing had happened so far: “There is stuff in the press about moves, don’t believe it until I tell you all. I am under contract.”

Town manager Paul Jewell is very much in the market for a striker, having had an offer of £2.3 million for Doncaster’s Billy Sharp rejected last week, however, the Blues are likely to be outsiders for Graham's signature if Premier League clubs firm up their interest.

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Karlosfandangal added 11:02 - May 17 Rooney has just been linked to us and so has Scott Parker, Cant wait for the season to start now
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ThatMuhrenCross added 11:02 - May 17 I wonder if he's as good as the last player we had off Watford?!
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gypo added 11:05 - May 17 notts blue your right graham and maynard would be in the £5-6 million bracket but if thats what we have to pay for goals then so be it . dont keep offering stupid amounts offer sensible amounts.
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bizman added 11:06 - May 17 Kieran Dyer will be offered a contract by Taaaawn now West Ham are relegated. I bet ya!
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GTRKing added 11:23 - May 17 We can try to get dyer but will he won't come he wants premiership football but if he joins town we can offer it to him 2012-2013 Season. 4-6ML to much for town get cheaper players that will do the job
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MarkITFC added 11:28 - May 17 lol , if only this was ture .
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cats_whiskers added 11:32 - May 17 I'm a bit worried about this one... Perhaps scarred by the last one we bought from Watford, who's flopped. Priskin, aka Priskin the miss-king
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KiwiBlue2 added 11:38 - May 17 If Cardiff knock Reading out perhaps Shane Long will be the next streiker linked......
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dan_itfc55 added 11:45 - May 17 This would be the best signing in years!! however i fear we would have to at least double our offer to secure his services .... AND that is only if a prem team doesn't come in for him
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brian_a_mul added 11:58 - May 17 Graham is a good striker and would do nicely but I think Sharpe would be a more realistic target this summer. Plus Billy Sharpe could be the type of striker for Ronan "Rooney" Murray to learn from. Good pace, movement and finishing ability.
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tractorboybig added 12:15 - May 17 not a chance.
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nitroblue1970 added 12:35 - May 17 So a short northener in a taxi with clegg.....micheal owen ha ha ha ha
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Lightningboy added 12:40 - May 17 Personally,i'd like to see us make an offer for Becchio at Leeds.
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Karlosfandangal added 12:53 - May 17 The only reasojn these players would come to Ipswich would be for more money, as based on the pass few seasons we are a mid table side going nowhere fast Leeds, Reading, Swansea,Notts Forrest, Cardiff, would be a far better bet than us, could see Sharpe as we would pay more than Doncaster and I can see them going down next year.
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TractorRoyNo1 added 13:00 - May 17 beware of the one season wonder, priskin was also there top scorere once
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Surco72 added 13:02 - May 17 "Jewell is so far out of touch he doesnt know the cost of good players " Like Charlie Adam £500,000,Scott Sinclair £500,000 ,Abel Taarabat £650,000 ,Peter Whittingham £350,000, Graham himself £200,000 Some of our supporters just havent got a clue
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Help added 13:05 - May 17 Being linked is one thing. getting Clegg to not ball$ it up is another
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RetroBlue added 13:09 - May 17 ..and this will be another Player we dont get within a million miles of. For some reason I am already starting to feel very dissolusioned about next season, as I ponder the ability of Clegg & Evans to negotiate/sign the players we need..... and we need a lot of players !
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cobbold_fanatic added 13:24 - May 17 never going to happen bullhoncky
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Brazils_Bathrobe added 13:33 - May 17 KiwiBlue2 Long will be a Celtic player next season. How do we know the mystery taxi passenger is a player? Maybe Cleggys pulled Cheryl Cole?
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rogie_dog added 13:41 - May 17 It was Johnny Vegas in the Taxi. That's where PJ gets his material from.
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churchmans added 13:57 - May 17 cant help feeling that even graham might be a one season wonder? he didnt do fook all the previous seasons he is not blessed wih pace and still feeling cheated and scared from the priskin deal. would prefer sharp but hey the management nows better so im sure they now who they will get
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churchmans added 13:58 - May 17 COSTADELBLUE the taxi gag is hilarious!! hahahahaha
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costadelblue added 14:58 - May 17 Billy sharp has been seen at ipswich town by local press and sport editor dom thrower
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 15:05 - May 17 BROTHERBLUE1974: To answer your question about who will be next: Ibrahimovic! There you go, I've just linked us!
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