Town are reported to have agreed a £750,000 fee with West Brom for left-back Conor Townsend and the player is expected at the club to undergo a medical later today.

TWTD revealed earlier that the Blues were in talks regarding the signing of the 31-year-old. According to the Daily Telegraph a fee has been agreed between the clubs and Townsend is set to travel to Suffolk to undergo his medical and complete the switch.

The Blues have been after a left-sided full-back all summer with the squad having been light on out-and-out cover for Leif Davis during the second half of last season.

Townsend joined the Baggies from Scunthorpe for £1.5 million in the summer of 2018, coincidentally also having been pursued by Town, then managed by Paul Hurst, who knew him from loan spells at Grimsby.

Since then, the Hessle-born defender, who is contracted for another year, has made 190 starts - 25 in the Premier League - and 23 sub appearances for the Hawthorns club, scoring four goals.

Townsend started his career with local club Hull City and had spells on loan with Grimsby twice, Chesterfield, Carlisle twice, Dundee United and Scunthorpe.

Following his second stint with the Mariners, he made his permanent move to the Iron in 2016, his form for the Lincolnshire side attracting the interest of the Baggies and Town, who finally look set to sign him, six years after their initial interest.

If the deal is concluded, Townsend will become Town’s sixth signing of the summer and is likely to join up with the squad at their German training camp.

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ImAbeliever added 13:53 - Jul 31 Good
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Bluemike31 added 13:55 - Jul 31 People might not agree but Leif Davis is absolute quality going forward, for me this guy is more solid defensively, good signing.
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Bazza8564 added 13:57 - Jul 31 Like this one, and nice to see a fee with k in it again rather than m Feels like good value and will plug a potential coverage gap
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ImAbeliever added 13:57 - Jul 31 Experienced cover/competition at LB, good signing.
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Marcus added 13:59 - Jul 31 It's quite possible with a tweak in formation he'll play regularly and Leif will be pushed further forward. Reminds me a bit of the Gavin Johnson - Neil Thompson combination when one covered the other to pace attacks on the left.
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MickMillsTash added 13:59 - Jul 31 He played in both the games against us last year, I can't remember him, Think Burns got into some good positions in the first half in the away game (but was quite drunk) The West Brom defence were pretty good Some Premier League Experience 750K Decent signing but maybe not as exciting as we were hoping for
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hoppy added 14:04 - Jul 31 MickMillsTash - isn't that a bit libellous? Wes Burns, being the professional he is, I'm sure wouldn't have been playing against West Brom if he was quite drunk?!
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commuterblue added 14:09 - Jul 31 Extremely solid cover. Not sure how we can be underwhelmed really, but each to their own. I'd rather spend proper money on CM.
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herfie added 14:11 - Jul 31 Not the ‘Hollywood’ signing most of us have been waiting patiently for! Nonetheless, a solid, experienced, player who will contribute to strengthening KM’s squad - at a very respectable price. I suppose it’s inevitable that it is easier to bring in this type of player, whereas acquiring the likes of SS is more tricky. Wish him well.
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Andy32Cracknell added 14:12 - Jul 31 Brilliant signing for that kind of money.l, absolute bargain
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 14:14 - Jul 31 Pity all transfers can't be done this quickly and smoothly. If he's good enough, he may get the left back spot, with Leif pushed forward (?) - as Marcus suggests above. Otherwise, a good back-up option.
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Lion added 14:16 - Jul 31 I think he captained Brom a few times last season as well, looks to be a good signing
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Bluemike31 added 14:27 - Jul 31 We need some experienced players of this ilk to bulk up the squad, they can't all be flair players like Omari.
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dubblue added 14:32 - Jul 31 Good piece of business at a reasonable price, experienced defender who will provide cover for LD
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NorthLondonBlue2 added 14:35 - Jul 31 Hoppy - MickMillsTash was referring to himself being drunk at the game, hence his inability to remember seeing Townsend play
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ronnyd added 14:43 - Jul 31 NorthLondonBlue...Really?
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Linkboy13 added 14:58 - Jul 31 Don't think McKenna will be experimenting he will be cover for Davis. On Saturday we looked weak down the right side which was no fault of Johnson who was left exposed especially when Burns went off.
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cranky_old_tractor added 15:20 - Jul 31 Good solid signing.....hopefully others will follow soon
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RoscoePColtrane added 15:21 - Jul 31 I know we need cover but is anyone else get the feeling that we are after left-sided players because we’re expecting a bid from a big club for Leif?
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Karlosfandangal added 15:25 - Jul 31 MA must have found some loose change down the back of the Town TV sofa, so use to £10 million plus fees now. Solid player, as said above did well last season, excellent cover
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Satt_Man added 15:37 - Jul 31 Remember Broady is injured for a few months so this could as others have said allow Davis to push on as an experiment before season proper starts, and still fill a hole in defence with PL experience. Good business IMO
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bringmeaKuqi added 15:37 - Jul 31 Another signing from thin air too. Makes you wonder why Szmodics has gone on and on when this one appears out of the blue. Perhaps there's some games being played from Szmodics camp
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Bluedocker added 15:49 - Jul 31 Like to see Lief on left wing maybe this is what we'll see...in games...
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blues1 added 17:18 - Jul 31 Bringmekuqi. Simple really. The fee for this guy has been agreed . Whereas blackburn have yet to accept our offer for Szmodics. Also, we don't knowhow long we've actually been after Townsend. Could simply be a deal weve done under the radar
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