Blues boss Mick McCarthy is hopeful that he's getting close to making another signing, but says that man isn’t Huddersfield winger Harry Bunn.

“Hopefully, I think we’re progressing,” McCarthy said when asked whether he was getting close to making an addition at lunchtime’s pre-match press conference, which was live on TWTV.

“Fingers crossed, I’m not going to make too much of it but we’re hoping to get somebody.

“Hopefully we’ll get somebody done and as soon as we do there’ll be an announcement. We’ve been spinning plates all summer. Lots of them have fallen on my head. I’m hoping this one doesn’t.”

McCarthy confirmed that 24-year-old Bunn has been on his radar but isn’t the man he is currently closing in on bringing to Portman Road.

“People know we’re needing a striker,” he said. “I’ve had hundreds put into me of every nationality, every creed, every colour and I’ve pretty much watched them all on our systems.

“I dropped asleep one afternoon I’d watched that many, and Harry Bunn was one of them. And I have to say, and he is available, I like Harry Bunn. But it’s not him.”

Is there money available? “If it is, we’ll try and get it for the right deal. I’ll let [owner] Marcus [Evans] deal with that. I’ve pointed out what player I would like and hopefully we’ll get him.”

McCarthy says one of his January targets, Preston striker Jordan Hugill, is now out of his price range.

“I think you’ll find he’s way beyond us,” the Blues manager admitted. “I believe Birmingham were looking at him and I’m told have been quoted £6 million, or that’s what they’re looking for him.

“But this is hearsay, I haven’t spoken to [Birmingham manager] Harry [Redknapp] or anybody at Preston. I speak to a lot of agents a lot of people in the game and there are a few interested in him, and I’m not surprised. Good luck to him if he moves.”

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BrettenhamBlue added 16:54 - Aug 4 Unbelievable. Where is our replacement for Murphy? I'd put money on us going down, but at 11/4 it's not even worth it.
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runningout added 16:56 - Aug 4 Tractorcam.. it doesn't take 3 days to get here from Huddersfield I think
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midastouch added 17:42 - Aug 4 As ever under Mick and Marcus we're left to feed off the last minute transfer scraps that nobody else really fancies! Same ol' Same ol'!
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StokeHigh97 added 17:48 - Aug 4 Some people on hear amaze me: why can't we sign a striker? Why is it taking so long? If we can't afford it we can't sign the player it's that simple: that's have some positive thoughts & wait to see who we sign: Let's be honest we win tomoz there might be 20-40 posts if we lose 70-100 too much doom & gloom:
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bedsitfc added 18:44 - Aug 4 Watkins Has gone to Norwich? When did that happen I was convinced it was him.
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lightingblue added 19:50 - Aug 4 Please don't get excited. Will not happen. Its awfully boring now. Usual hype over nothing. Cup half full
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runningout added 20:01 - Aug 4 Wakey wakey bedsitfc
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BlueandTruesince82 added 20:08 - Aug 4 Woodrow seem like a good shout, likely I mean not the right choice. Gallagher or Winnal plz
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derbyblue51 added 07:24 - Aug 5 Poldark you cannot be a true Ipswich fan saying those comments. Support another team don't think people will miss you. The season has not started yet and we still get muppets on here moaning.
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