Town’s attempts to make further additions to the squad are set to stretch into the final hours of the transfer window with a striker remaining manager Mick McCarthy’s main target. The window closes at 11pm this evening.

As previously reported, bids have been made for targets and owner Marcus Evans is involved in ongoing negotiations regarding what we understand would be permanent moves.

Despite the limited time in which deals can be done - EFL clubs are no longer able to sign players on emergency loans outside transfer windows - Evans won't pay above and beyond the Blues' valuation of a player just to get someone signed before the deadline.

In addition to a frontman to replace Daryl Murphy, who joined Newcastle at the weekend, the Blues are also believed to be keen on adding another wideman.

Burnley’s Michael Kightly now looks less likely to be that player, despite the Clarets being close to adding Polish winger Kamil Grosicki from French club Rennes.

Earlier today the Blues added Jonny Williams for his fourth loan spell from Crystal Palace for the season.

Yesterday, trialist striker Leon Best - who played for the U21s in today's 2-1 friendly defeat to Southend at Playford Road - signed a one-year deal with an option for a further campaign, while Leicester's Tom Lawrence signed on a season-long loan.

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MeenoITFC added 18:26 - Aug 31 Hopefully will be strong additions to the side. Permanent deals which is good. Please don't let me down aha
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boroughblue added 18:28 - Aug 31 come on town, lets get a couple more deals done. a striker and a winger and things are looking tasty!
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GTRKing added 18:30 - Aug 31 common lets get the deals done I bet one will happen in the last hour
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ipswichdave added 18:34 - Aug 31 Anybody know the team that played today, pretty sure Conor Grant played, which is great news
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runningout added 18:35 - Aug 31 think you mean 'come on' ... Raise the stakes!!!
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jas0999 added 18:35 - Aug 31 Selling Murphy and not securing a replacement would be a real disappointment. Best is a decent squad player addition and cover for the injured McGoldrick. We MUST sign a replacement for Murphy otherwise it was pointless selling him. Permanent deal needed as well. Two loans and a cheap freebie to show so far. Not great in my opinion, although equally not bad additions either.

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TractorBoy666 added 18:37 - Aug 31 I think the next few hours will determine how we will we do this season. No more signings could mean a tough struggle to reach the top six, and I think is a striker should be our main priority tonight as we are looking quite thin up there right now. Interested by the winger bid too, I personally thought it would be Kightly. Whatever happens, it's going to be an interesting end to the deadline day for us for once!

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MooseJuice added 18:39 - Aug 31 With Murphy gone I wouldn't be too upset to not bring in another big front man, might encourage the less direct style to flourish. And only three out of McGoldrick, Pitman, Sears, Best, Ward, Grant, Williams, Lawrence, Dozzell (and possibly one other) can play up there. Wouldn't mind a bit of money going towards finding one of those mythical natural right backs we've heard so many stories of! Not as exciting, but possibly more necessary.

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ianmarshall10 added 18:40 - Aug 31 Cmon Mick and Marcus get a top quality stricker in.
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GTRKing added 18:41 - Aug 31 I know they are trying to get a good deal but clubs wanna sell them way over priced
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battyblue added 18:41 - Aug 31 It won't happen with tightwad trying to get someone on the cheap as per normal in my opinion. Leon Best on a free Reg Varney are our new strikers.
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GTRKing added 18:43 - Aug 31 it will happen if good price e.g £2ml for both players we might get have faith I am sure they are working hard
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planetblue_2011 added 18:45 - Aug 31 Get that striker in coyb👍🏻
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Mark added 18:46 - Aug 31 What a crucial few hours then. We don't want a panic buy. However if we don't make another signing I would consider our squad weaker now than a few days ago due to the loss of key player Murphy (with Malarczky and Stewart also leaving). Best could be hit or miss, as could Lawrence who is only a loan. Williams could be great if he gets over injury, but he's already out until October. We really have strengthened our midfield, no doubt about that. We need someone to hold the ball up so these players can make their runs though. A lot of responsibility would rest with Pitman if we don't sign someone quickly.

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BlueandTruesince82 added 18:49 - Aug 31 Think we could do worse than Peter Crouch if a viable long term option isn't available
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BlueandTruesince82 added 18:52 - Aug 31 Greenun says we are in "advanced talks" regarding a striker....?
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GTRKing added 18:52 - Aug 31 but but who knows if fees get accepted then it down to contracts.... They are doing there best to sign someone we did try Marlon Watkins from Barnsley but they wanted £3/4ML But we didn't wanna pay that
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blues1 added 18:57 - Aug 31 Hey guys. While I agree we really should be trying to get a deal for a striker done today it won't be thecendcof the world if we don't neither. Can still sign out of contract players outside the window. Know for a fact that Hal RobsonKanu and Victor Anichebe both available. But Yes, let's hope we do get a deal over the line today
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GTRKing added 18:59 - Aug 31 Kanu has gone to West Brom or is going there, Victor Anichebe won't join us so we need to buy a striker before 23:00
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12th_Man added 19:07 - Aug 31 I think that's our lot
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GTRKing added 19:09 - Aug 31 don't think so we will get someone but Mick ill do it quickly & quietly
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karls_dad added 19:09 - Aug 31 Now i may not know the ins and outs of this but does the player have to actually put pen to paper and what about the medical issue etc, i don,t get it, so if this player is for instance from Sunderland, how the heck do we get him from there, do a mediacl and contract signed, i dunno, all done by fax/via the net, can someone enlighten me?
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essexbluey added 19:11 - Aug 31 A 2 million pound striker would be nice COYB
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GTRKing added 19:12 - Aug 31 If he is to far away he will have medical up there & contracts done via fax but if we are doing deals players will be at the club now or for some time and if no fee agreed players will leave not signed
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jpring89 added 19:12 - Aug 31 WHO THE F IS IT !
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