Town are understood to have agreed personal terms with Peterborough United striker Paul Taylor and the 24-year-old looks set to sign for the Blues well before Friday night's deadline.

The Liverpudlian was at Portman Road yesterday along with fellow Posh player George Boyd to undergo a medical and discuss a personal terms but returned to Cambridgeshire without agreeing to sign.

However, as reported earlier, the deal always looked likely to be revived and after further talks today, Taylor is set to join Paul Jewell's squad.

According to reports elsewhere a deal which could ultimately be worth £2.5 million, presumably after numerous top-ups, has been agreed with the London Road club for Taylor, although this has not been confirmed by either club.

Earlier in the week a fee - perhaps only an initial payment - somewhere in the region of £1.75 million to £2 million was agreed for both Taylor and Boyd, the majority believed to relate to the former.

We understand that Boyd is keen to join Taylor at Portman Road, however, his much higher wages remain a significant stumbling block.

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canveyblue added 20:25 - Aug 30 Come on George, you know it makes sense.
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Dowson added 20:25 - Aug 30 yipeeeeeeeeeeeee
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jert16 added 20:26 - Aug 30 Get in!
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jayceee added 20:26 - Aug 30 LOL
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sing added 20:26 - Aug 30 on the dotted line then
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itfcjc added 20:26 - Aug 30 Clegg will somehow cock it all up again I won't believe it until it's done
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ITFC_Frosty78 added 20:26 - Aug 30 come on town lets get this deal done!!!!
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ericgatesrules added 20:27 - Aug 30 Great news...finally. Welcome Paul. Nice!
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buryblue77 added 20:27 - Aug 30 I take it all (well, half of it) back. I hope Boyd signs then I shall pretend I hadn't had my rants last night!
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suffolkpunchdrunk added 20:27 - Aug 30 How much!
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neillrumsey added 20:28 - Aug 30 Boyd is the key signing we must make... Should have tied him up months ago imo. Can play anywhere acoss the middle and score goals
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RetroBlue added 20:28 - Aug 30 come on Town push the boat and get Boyd here too . if you did it for Bullard , why not Boyd ?
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suffolkpunchdrunk added 20:28 - Aug 30 Sorry that should be 'How much?'
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bennyitfc added 20:29 - Aug 30 Always knew this wasn't over! Come on Boyd do the same
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das_bones added 20:30 - Aug 30 Can't keep up with all this!!!
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hollywoodginge added 20:30 - Aug 30 Let's see 200+ posts now then, if and when this deal is completed I wonder if Clegg will get thanks and a well done....
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Coolpooper added 20:31 - Aug 30 Blimey, wonders shall never cease. I take back my rants from yesterday.
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clive_baker added 20:31 - Aug 30 Very much my thoughts Suffolkpunchdrunk. Decent player i'm not doubting that but I hope that figure is way off the mark, especially when you consider Cardiff are only paying that for Maynard. Admittedly Maynard is probably on higher wages but still.... This and Murphy is good news though, now for a CB to get that liability Smith out of the team and we'll be ready to thump Huddersfield.

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Mark added 20:31 - Aug 30 Good news if we want him and get him for a decent price. How could he be worth £2.5M!? 5ft 7in tall. 12 goals in 45 games at Peterborough. Before that no appearances for Anderlecht and no goals in 10 games on loan at Charleroi. Hmmm...
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portman23 added 20:31 - Aug 30 Booooooooooommmm b*tches!!!!!!!!
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casanovacrow added 20:32 - Aug 30 seems expensive to me for a guy who's not got long on his contract and got less goal than Chops last year. I hope we haven't given him stupid wages. We will see, at least we are doing something positive I guess COYB
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PeekFreans added 20:32 - Aug 30 Excellent signing. Welcome Paul!
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sixtouchfootball added 20:35 - Aug 30 This could all be made in to a film one day!!! To town....or not to town!
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bennyitfc added 20:35 - Aug 30 Quote from who I can only assume is a Posh fan under a Youtube video of Taylor: "Taylor is superb. I hope he stays with us for the rest of his career, but suspect that the Posh will only be a stepping stone on his way to the Premiership!"
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mrmorisato added 20:35 - Aug 30 Eating (some) of my words at the moment I won't swallow them unless these two sign on the dotted line!
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