Town loan star Jimmy Bullard is a summer target of newly-promoted Norwich City, according to one of this morning’s tabloids. The Blues are keen to recruit the Hull City man on a permanent basis, but boss Paul Jewell has admitted that with the midfielder having two years left on his £45,000-a-week contract at Hull it would be a difficult deal for the club to do.

Premier League QPR, Wigan and now-relegated West Ham have all previously been mentioned in connection with the 32-year-old, who recently went on a short holiday to Spain with a number of Town team-mates, including Connor Wickham, and has said on a number of occasions that if a deal could be done, he’d love to stay at Portman Road.

Hull's head of football operations Adam Pearson said last week that his club was yet to receive any enquiries regarding the one-time England call-up, while some reports have suggested that the Blues and other sides may look to take Bullard on loan next season if the Tigers are willing to enter into that sort of deal.

Bullard was named Town’s Player of the Year after a hugely successful loan spell in which he scored five goals in 16 games.

The Canaries are also claimed to be eyeing Everton striker James Vaughan, who spent much of last season on loan at Crystal Palace and is also believed to be interesting Town.

Meanwhile, former Blues academy schoolboy keeper Nick Pope, 19, has joined League One Charlton Athletic from Bury Town on a two-year contract after impressing for the Ryman Premier League club.

Elsewhere, ex-Town striker Shefki Kuqi has been released after his short stint back in the Premier League with Newcastle United.

There was better news for another former Blues frontman with Blackpool taking up an option to keep Billy Clarke for a further season. The Irishman spent this campaign on the sidelines with a cruciate knee ligament injury.

The Seasiders have released ex-Town loanee Marlon Harewood, while Marcus Bent has left Birmingham City.

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DiamondGezzer added 10:14 - May 26 If it were a link with a London club [ West Ham } I could possibly believe it. They could afford more in wages and his family live in London. Having said that, do I not remmeber a Hull City fan coming on here not that long ago stating that he and another player had bought a pub in Norfolk ? Could have been a wind-up !
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gypo added 10:14 - May 26 blah blah blah linked blah blah blah different day same old storys !!! If you look on sky sports info bar you'll now see that there are loads of players now being released by clubs. We might now hopefully start seeing some movement now clubs have had there breaks and have taking stock of what they've got.
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brogansnose added 10:25 - May 26 Brilliant. Now Amber & Black can go and annoy the scum on WOTB.
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Stewards_Enquiry added 10:33 - May 26 Niall Quinn just on Sky Sports news summed up the Tabloids they were linked with 196 players last year and 4 signed !! Lazy Media WORK
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Garv added 10:34 - May 26 In Jimmy we trust. He wouldnt do that. Fact. In the meantime get Shefki signed up!
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cobbold_fanatic added 11:46 - May 26 at the end of the day hes a professional footballer, he has no allegiance to Ipswich town, and obviously at his age needs to play premiership football...
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blue_em_away added 12:02 - May 26 Wallingford_Boy You live in Oxon so you don't know what its like....Hush...
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Drew added 12:34 - May 26 Jewell has just said that he will be meeting a player tomorrow down at Ipswich. He was speaking to sky sports whilst playing golf, know anything about this Phil?
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WeWereZombies added 12:42 - May 26 Tiger Woods to Ipswich?
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simonsays added 13:03 - May 26 F*** off scum!
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Tiggs added 13:28 - May 26 There is no way he will be at Portman Road next season, just get used to it! He will be in the Premier League somewhere and it could well be with our friends up the A140.
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Karlosfandangal added 14:09 - May 26 Mid table for the town next year as we have far too much rebuilding to do and there will be teams in this division who are far better than us. West Ham, Birmingham,Blackpool, Leicester, Notts Forest, Cardiff, Hull, Burnley, Portsmouth, Reading/Swansea and Feel Brighton and Southampton will be teams to watch too
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jas0999 added 14:15 - May 26 People seem to think we have a bottomless pot of money or that Bullard will take a massive pay-cut or Hull will just wipe off his remaining contract. The reality is this: Bullard will want a decent deal - probably better than we can offer. He may also thrive PL football. Hull will want financial reimbursment. PJ has already said it will be 'difficult' to get him. There is little chance of Bullard signing. A PL club are in a better position than us!

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TurinBlue added 14:33 - May 26 Norwich will have the same problem as everyone else. How much can they risk on a player with fitness problems. Hull will let him go for nothing but who pays JB's contract, £4.5 million over two years? Can Norwich afford that? Will Hull contribute? Big gambles all round.
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dirtydingusmagee added 14:59 - May 26 it would be gut wrenching if he turned to Narridge now .
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Tmilsted added 15:05 - May 26 JIMMY BULLARD IS A BLUE IS A BLUE IS A BLUE JIMMY BULLARD IS A BLUE HE HATES NORWICH!!!!
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BlueBadger added 15:22 - May 26 Clegg's fault.
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weddings added 15:24 - May 26 Every time we are linked to a player the next day or so a prem team are linked.So what chance have we got to sign anyone decent ? I cannot see us signing anyone good enough to get us up the prem teams will get everyone we want....Come on clegg get your finger out and put some money on the table to these players and get us up next season.
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Shauny78 added 15:26 - May 26 been on holiday in rhodes all week,log on everyday and all i'm reading is crap! are we going to sign someone or what!
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floridaboy added 15:26 - May 26 If he signs I trust he will give his player of the year award back! In all fairness he will miss so many games that for any club to sign him could well be financial suicide Sign for Norwich Jimmy!!!!!!!!
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PunchNoHopers added 15:36 - May 26 We had a midfielder and got rid of him last year, just seen the headline on Sky that Wigan, Norwich, Forest keen on Lions midfielder Liam Trotter!!
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denhamblue added 15:50 - May 26 lol psml,now that be funny,and im a ipswich fan.
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4dy added 16:10 - May 26 i think we've still got a good crack at signing bullard, the choice i think is heart or head
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4dy added 16:16 - May 26 oh and hull city!
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ITFC4daprem added 16:50 - May 26 He wouldt
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