Town are leading the chase to sign former loanee Liam Feeney and are expected to sign the 29-year-old on a permanent basis, despite interest from other Championship clubs.

While reports that Feeney is imminently set to sign are premature, we understand that the Blues are very much the frontrunners to land the winger when he becomes a free agent at the end of his Bolton deal on June 30th, fighting off competition from Birmingham City amongst others, and it would be a surprise if he isn't a Town player next season.

Feeney, who is currently away on holiday, joined Town on loan in March and made seven starts and two sub appearances, scoring once.

Speaking on the final day of the season, manager Mick McCarthy confirmed that the Blues were in talks with Feeney regarding a permanent deal.

“We’re talking to him and we’re talking to his agent,” he said. “I’d like him to stay and he would like to stay and if we can come to a mutually beneficial deal then that’s what will happen. If we don’t, then we won’t.”

Meanwhile, the deal which will see Portsmouth’s Adam Webster join Town and Matt Clarke and a significant fee move in the opposite direction remains close to being confirmed.

The switch, which TWTD first reported a fortnight ago, is all but done, however, we understand some minor paperwork is still outstanding.

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unknown100 added 13:14 - Jun 3 Or he's going to be Tabbs, Varneys, and all the players we've let go wages combined, one of the 2!
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Westy added 13:39 - Jun 3 Great, but what happened to the Portsmouth defender we were supposed to sign last week, then this week ?
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Warkys_Tash added 14:36 - Jun 3 Town should be pulling out ALL the stops to sign Ryan Fraser. He is the game changer. Also where is Johnny Williams these days? Go get him too. We need quality not quantity. Feeney flattered to deceive?
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corfu72 added 20:39 - Jun 3 I think some posters are being a bit unfair here.Feeney was only a bit part player really.He only played a few games and never got a good run in the team,therefore how can we judge how good or bad he is,anyway we have not signed him yet,it may all fall through.!!
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Currie10 added 22:42 - Jun 3 Warky Bournemouth apparently are likely to play Fraser in their squad next season and he's highly rated / would cost a hell of a lot so that's a non-starter. A fully fit ready to go Williams would be a great signing again but wages and probably a £3 mill fee for a player likely to miss a lot of the season, seriously? It's great to have class on loan but keeping them is a different story.

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Ipswichbusiness added 12:27 - Jun 4 I agree strongly with Warkys Tash. The emphasis should be on signing a small number of quality players (e.g. Frazier, Williams, Webster). We finance their wages by getting rid of the likes of Coke and Tabb and use our youth to plug any gaps.
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