Town boss Kieran McKenna says the Blues have other positions and players which have been spoken about despite having made three signings in the first nine days of the transfer window, but that his focus has been purely on Saturday’s big first-v-third clash with Plymouth Argyle at Portman Road.

Since the wndow opened, McKenna has added midfielder Massimo Luongo on a short-term deal following his Middlesbrough release, striker George Hirst on loan from Leicester and forward Nathan Broadhead for £1.5 million from Everton on a deal which runs to the summer of 2026.

Asked whether the Blues plan to make any more signings, McKenna said: “The club continue to work hard, but my focus has been 100 per cent on Plymouth this week and not looking beyond that at all. So once the two players were secured early in the week, my focus has been on that.

“We have some other profiles that we’ve spoken about before the window opened and positions and players that we have looked at and spoken about.

“But there’s no big updates on that and certainly from my focus, it’s understandably 100 per cent on the players who have been in the building this week and getting us ready for Plymouth.”

Meanwhile, we understand Town are not the club to have had a bid turned down by Swansea for forward Morgan Whittaker, who was recalled from his spell with the Pilgrims recently.

Manager Russell Martin has revealed that the Swans have rebuffed an offer from an unnamed club but that side isn’t Town, although the Blues are understood to retain an interest in the 22-year-old, who netted nine times for the Pilgrims in the first half of the season.

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ruds added 15:21 - Jan 12 Centre half Tony Mcguinness from Cardiff, coming back to ITFC would go Above and Beyond my expectation for this transfer window! Mark Ashton over to your chat, Sir....
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bluewarrior added 15:23 - Jan 12 Whittaker is the one for me.
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Wallingford_Boy added 15:25 - Jan 12 Ruds - Assume you mean our former player MARK McGuinness? ZERO chance of that, he's way too good.
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CornardBlue added 15:31 - Jan 12 Think we might make a move for Whittaker after Satursday game.
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LegendofthePhoenix added 15:40 - Jan 12 Yeah that Tony Whittaker would be good.
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Bazza8564 added 15:52 - Jan 12 Well we have three, we have fitness regained and illness gone, if we add more great, if we don't, we've still done well. BUT, Swansea manager confirmed today he would not be playing Whittaker whilst the window is open because of the two club rule so rule him out at your peril
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dirtydingusmagee added 15:54 - Jan 12 focusing on the game Saturday is very important , we really need to peg Plymouth back, then sort out any remaining moves ,We have a good manager and he has good backing .We are in a good place . COYB
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cressi added 16:18 - Jan 12 Or even Roger Whittaker or Paddy McGuinness
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OldFart71 added 16:58 - Jan 12 Would Whittaker leave Old Durham Town though ?
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Karlosfandangal added 17:14 - Jan 12 Roger Whittaker for me he can hold a tune. ConradBlue Think you have hit the nail on the head Town will be looking at players you can make the grade in the Championship
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pragmatic added 17:54 - Jan 12 One thing for sure since the takeover in April 2021, we are much stronger in all departments on & off pitch, which augers well going forward & planning for championship life, COYB
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TomCruise added 19:24 - Jan 12 Might I add Forest Whittaker into the mix. Was excellent in the role of ‘Amos' in ‘The Color of Money'. Powerful actor. 1986. Seems so long ago now. Learnt so much from Paul - a mentor, sadly missed.
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