Town are reported to be amongst a host of clubs showing interest in out-of-contract Rotherham striker David Ball.

According to the Blackpool Gazette, the 29-year-old is on Blackpool’s radar but with Bradford, where he spent most of last season on loan, also keen along with the Blues, Sunderland, Lincoln City, Tranmere Rovers along with a number of League Two teams.

Whitefield-born Ball started his career with local club Manchester City and spent time on loan at Swindon while with the Cityzens.

In 2011 the 6ft-tall frontman moved on to Peterborough on a permanent basis without having made a senior appearance for City.

After a spell on loan at Rochdale, Ball left for Fleetwood where he spent a five-year spell prior to moving to Rotherham in the summer of 2017.

While Town have already signed one striker this summer, James Norwood from Tranmere, Blues boss Paul Lambert is understood to want a second with former loanee Will Keane, a free agent following his release by Hull City, among those in his thoughts.

Lambert would almost certainly be after a striker with a better recent scoring record than Ball, who netted only five times in League One last season as the Bantams finished bottom.

However, he netted nine goals the previous year as the Millers went up via the play-offs, while he scored 14 a season earlier as Fleetwood also reached the League One play-offs.

The striker is the second released Rotherham man called Ball to have been linked this summer with defender Dominic Ball having been mentioned in connection with the Blues last week.

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GiveusaWave added 13:17 - Jun 19 Dos Santos was linked with Parma in January....doubt we'd be able to offer him what clubs like that can offer him....
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Bluebongo added 14:48 - Jun 19 For me Gio Dos Santos was the best loan player ever to play for the Town. He will probably go back to La Liga or maybe his native Mexico.
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LancsBlue added 17:00 - Jun 19 I taught David Ball when he was at school and have followed his career closely since. He is a neat and tidy player with a good touch. He's also a very nice lad from a good family. However, he doesn't have the quickness or pace that is required to be a top player. He was well regarded at Manchester City and scored bags full of goals in their youth sides, but that lack of pace was why they ultimately let him go. Since then he has been a bit of a nomad. His five seasons at Fleetwood were probably his best and I would say that is about his level. Frankly, he's not really at the level most Town fans would be expecting us to sign. He's also had more than his fair share of injuries.....

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busterjames1 added 19:31 - Jun 19 Would love the 2 Col U boys at Portman road .Both know how to score goals and Kent is a class defender for his age .Splash some cash Mr Evans !
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Bluearmy_81 added 11:07 - Jun 20 Please don't call him Mr. He deserves zero respect imo
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