Town are closing in on the loan signing of Napoli’s Swedish international midfielder Jens Cajuste.

The 25-year-old had been near to joining Brentford on a loan with a view to a £10 million permanent signing, however, that switch broke down after the Gothenburg-born schemer apparently failed a medical.

As per various Italian reports, Cajuste is very close to joining Town on loan with no clause relating to a later purchase with talks regarding personal terms ongoing.

Cajuste, who has won 23 full caps, started his career in Sweden with Örgryte IS before moving on to Denmark’s Midtjylland and then Reims in France.

He joined Napoli for €12 million (£10 million) a year ago, signing a five-year deal.

Last season, Cajuste recorded two assists in 26 appearances for Napoli without scoring.

Town have been looking to add to their midfield ranks, having so far made no additions in that area of their squad. Manchester City's Kalvin Phillips is also a target, while former Brighton man Steven Alzate has been on trial.

If the deal is concluded, Everton have also been linked since the Brentford deal broke down, Cajuste would become Town's first loan signing of the summer.

Premier League clubs are allowed only two domestic loans at one time, four over the course of a season, as well as six international loans, although with exemptions relating to players under-21.

Town’s last Swedish player was striker Jonas Axeldal, who was a member of the squad which won promotion to the Premier League in 2000. The Blues’ only other Swede was loanee forward Niklas Gudmundsson, who was in the side which reached the play-offs in 1996/97.

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Scuzzer added 15:29 - Aug 14 thanks whitstable...sounds like he would suit us down to the ground...or should that be pitch?
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blues1 added 15:32 - Aug 14 Fact is, there's no real proof that he failed a medical. Could be a number of reasons the move collapsed. But even if he did, may not really be an issue. Remember Shola Ameobi failed medical here, some years back, so stayed at newcastle, and was a regular starter for them. Pretty sure we wouldn't be trying to sign him if there was a real problem.
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Tampa_Florida_Blue added 15:40 - Aug 14 The fact at 25 yo he has already played 25 times for Sweden tells me enough. As an international loan I’m more than happy to have him at PR for us.
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SpiritOfJohn added 15:41 - Aug 14 Ooo Cajuste a little bit Ooo ah a little bit more Ooo Cajuste a little bit He's the one we've waited for.
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Tampa_Florida_Blue added 15:41 - Aug 14 Sorry make that 23 full caps at 25. Yo. I’m still happy with this
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churchmans added 15:42 - Aug 14 I give up! Pan camara was not fit enough to take a medical yet we still paid a £500k fee plus signing on fee and wages for nearly 2 seasons and let him go on a free!!! Jesus christ this sounds underwhelming!
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AlpineBlue added 15:46 - Aug 14 He's very good on the ball, very athletic. Has excellent distribution. The only fault I can find with him is that his shooting leaves a lot to be desired. Would be an upgrade on Luongo.
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Bert added 15:47 - Aug 14 I would rather trust the judgement of those running the club than those who express an opinion without any knowledge or insight about the player. The link provided by Whitstableblue is indeed interesting.
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PackwoodBlue added 15:49 - Aug 14 He looks decent to me. Possibly he's instead of Szmodics? In KMc and MA I trust.
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Marcus added 15:54 - Aug 14 A loan is more sensible than a perm signing with the possibility of making a future bid should he impress and recover from any injuries. Is anyone aware of restrictions for non-domestic loans? I remember Watford having almost their entire squad on loan from a French feeder team, but am not sure if rules have changed.
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Van_Blue added 15:55 - Aug 14 Sounds like a 25 year old Sam Morsy, wins the ball makes good forward passes, calm on the ball.
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uefa1981 added 15:55 - Aug 14 I come here, for a Portman fight Keiron says, "We're you gonna be the Premier light?" Oh Norwich dear, we're the fortunate ones And we wanna have fun Oh we cajust wanna have fun GIRLS CA JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN
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bluebullet29l added 16:03 - Aug 14 Panic button fully pushed.....this is becoming a joke now
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blues1 added 16:05 - Aug 14 Packwoodblue. He's,hardly an alternative to Szmodics. He's a holding midfielder.
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Cervantes added 16:11 - Aug 14 I know players will, by definition, look good in a highlights reel. Brentford seemed to very keen on him because of his stats and I can't find any report of a failed medical. I hope we can do a deal for him as we definitely need reinforcements, if we're looking to stay in the Premier League.
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shortmarine1969 added 16:23 - Aug 14 Sky had a piece on him and they stated nothing to indicate is was a medical fail , just talks stalled !
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Bluespeed added 16:30 - Aug 14 Thanks for that link Whitstable blue , a good read let’s go get him in !
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blues1 added 16:37 - Aug 14 Bluebullet. What. Signing a Swedish international midfielder, some1 we were linked with weeks ago, (along with Brentford), is hitting the panic button is it? Some fans really need to give their head a wobble.
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PortmanTerrorist added 16:46 - Aug 14 He's got that Morsey turn down pat ! lol Reason enough to get him in IMO !
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bluesnightorg added 16:51 - Aug 14 @MickMillsTash @DinoF “Ooh Ca, juste a little bit Ooh Ca, a little bit more Ooh Ca, juste a little bit You know what I'm lookin' for…” ?
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bluesnightorg added 16:54 - Aug 14 Apologies @SpiritofJohn. I didn’t see there was a second page of comments. Still, great minds think alike, and I second your proposal.
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PackwoodBlue added 16:58 - Aug 14 blues1 have you watched his showreel?
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 17:07 - Aug 14 Välkommen!
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TimmyH added 17:18 - Aug 14 Here come the loans...as mentioned by his record of goals and assists looks like a defensive midfielder, either that or he was unimpressive at Napoli.
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WeWereZombies added 17:24 - Aug 14 Glad we finally have some gens on this prospect...
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