Town manager Joe Royle has confirmed that negotiations to take Ashley Ward to Portman Road have broken down. The Bradford striker was keen on a permanent move while the Blues are only able to offer him a loan spell.

Royle told the club site: "He is after a permanent move but we are not in a position to offer permanent contracts, only loan deals."

However, the Town manager has been talking to other managers about other players: "We have a number of other targets and we will explore them in more detail."

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