Town have agreed a £500,000 fee with West Brom for left-back Conor Townsend with 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.

We understand the fee is £500,000, lower than the £750,000 reported earlier in the afternoon with a medical understood to be set for later today and personal terms being discussed.

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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planetblue_2011 added 16:21 - Jul 31 Think this will be a good signing and already looks nearly done. There is the potential of testing Leif further forward in the team but still think if harness keeps his good standards up in pre season he could get into the team. And well done to him if he does. Well done town a good bit of business.
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Linkboy13 added 16:34 - Jul 31 The price has come down 250,000 maybe if we waited until the end of the week we might get him for nothing. Im sorry if you're a Harness fan he's a good player but didn't really feature regularly in the championship and the Premier league is a huge step up that some people don't seem to realise so i think he will eventually move on.
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tetchris added 16:34 - Jul 31 Good backup for Davis without spending £millions. Keep Davis fresh for the PL games and use Townsend for the cup games
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leagueonescum added 16:37 - Jul 31 Great signing for the price and good cover for Leif.
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oldelsworthyfan added 17:13 - Jul 31 We don't have to spend millions for every new player! This is a good signing, Not many in our squad have played 25 games in the Premiership.
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flykickingbybgunn added 17:13 - Jul 31 I have a mate who is a Baggie. I said "What about this bloke?" He replied "How much did we have to pay you to take him ......... ?" Still, he is just for back up AND he has not been breathed on yet.
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baxterbasics added 17:32 - Jul 31 Bargain. If he is called upon KM will get the best out of him. If it doesn't work out well... 500K is nothing at this level. Low risk.
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jas0999 added 17:36 - Jul 31 Good signing if it comes off. Will bolster the squad. Still need additions for starting positions though.
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Saxonblue74 added 17:39 - Jul 31 Flykickingbygunn, I'll take KmK's opinion over yout mates I think! My personal opinion is this could be a very good signing for a relatively small fee
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MK1 added 18:01 - Jul 31 This is a very good bit of business. Experienced back up, but also in the changing room and training. Just the sort of squad players we need. Good signing this.
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MK1 added 18:01 - Jul 31 This is a very good bit of business. Experienced back up, but also in the changing room and training. Just the sort of squad players we need. Good signing this.
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Flamencaman added 18:19 - Jul 31 Is this the guy that kicked lumps out of Burns ?
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PimsNumber1 added 18:39 - Jul 31 No ..their rb I think ..who we were interested in in January
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PimsNumber1 added 18:42 - Jul 31 Actually it is him ..and we did try and sign him for more money in Jan
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leftie1972 added 18:43 - Jul 31 Anyone remember Greg Leigh? He’s only 29, let go to early in my opinion.
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TimmyH added 19:00 - Jul 31 Obviously as a back up squad player...as posted above is he as good as Greg Leigh?
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wedgieblue added 21:04 - Jul 31 Better than Greg Leigh in my opinion and a really good back up for the illustrious master Davies. Let’s be honest, if we had a back up already KM would not have tried to shoehorn in others like Cam Humpries… Welcome Conor, onward and upward…..!!
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WestSussexBlue added 21:10 - Jul 31 Linkboy13, It’s important to remember we’ll need a strong squad to compete on all fronts including Premier League, Fa cup and league cup. Harness may not come across as a first name on the sheet but he’s proving an extremely valuable player and steps up consistently when called upon.
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churchmans added 22:06 - Jul 31 Just went and had a look on the baggies forum Did not read one good comment about him! 'Bang average at best' 'No loss' And it seems they are surprised they got half a mill for him! I hope he goes on to prove the west brom supporters wrong
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DebenhamBoy added 22:14 - Jul 31 I didn't see this signing coming, but does tick a lot of boxes for us. Get it done! - Robust. Has played nearly all games for WBA as a 1st choice for the last few seasons - Strong character. Was backup captain for Jed Wallace last season, captaining on 9 occasions. So you'd imagine he'll help the leadership group with setting standards and maintaining the culture - Versatile. Primarily a LB, but has played several times as a LM and CB for WBA over recent seasons - Low investment. Relatively small fee and wages keeps our powder dry for the bigger name signings we still need - On pitch quality. I can't say I can recall him playing, but he has been a regular in one of the meanest defences in the Championship in recent seasons (in terms of goals conceded) - Realistic ambitions. Obviously happy to be backup to Davis in the league, and get minutes off the bench/in cup games. Effectively replacing the Jackson, Ball et al from last year

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slade1 added 07:12 - Aug 1 A very very average player but certainly no better than anything we have already. Omari is the only signing that has excited me so far.
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Wallingford_Boy added 07:25 - Aug 1 The Greg Leigh that’s been injured off and on and now can’t get near the Oxford squad? Yeah, good shout! Hahaha
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Linkboy13 added 08:59 - Aug 1 Leigh and Townsend world's apart. Leigh has never played regularly in the championship let alone the Premier league.
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Lukeybluey added 09:37 - Aug 1 Townsend has signed.
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