Adding another striker is likely to be Town’s only incoming business before the transfer window closes at 11pm this evening.

Yesterday, the Armando Broja deal finally collapsed more than a week after an achilles issue which emerged in his medical had put the £30 million deal on hold.

Town and Chelsea subsequently held protracted discussions regarding a way forward for the move before the plug was finally pulled yesterday.

The Blues had been linked with a number of players as alternatives while those negotiations continued. Burnley’s Lyle Foster was of interest but wasn’t top of the list and is unlikely to happen, while Crystal Palace’s Odsonne Édouard and Cercle Brugge striker Kevin Denkey are not thought to be of interest, despite reports to the contrary.

We understand Town have two so-far unidentified players in mind to become the 13th and final signing of the summer.

The Blues currently have 28 players who qualify for their 25-man Premier League squad even before adding a striker, meaning several players will have to depart today or not be available for league games.

Freddie Ladapo seems certain to move on, while George Edmundson would also appear on the way out following the signing of Dara O’Shea having been linked with a lengthy list of Championship clubs - Portsmouth, Blackburn, Watford, Hull City and Middlesbrough - yesterday.

Others, such as Ali Al-Hamadi, Marcus Harness and Jack Taylor, could be set for loans before the window closes, along with some of the younger players.

Yesterday, Leon Ayinde was linked with a move to Rochdale but with that deal still up in the air as of yesterday evening with the clubs still to agree terms.

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cressi added 09:24 - Aug 30 The word in Middlesbrough is they are Edmondson on loan and if they can get Tom Cannon from Leicester we will get Latte for around 15/20 million plus add ons
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Len_Brennan added 09:31 - Aug 30 @Phil - Is it known which side finally "pulled the plug", us or Chelsea?
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Bazza8564 added 09:43 - Aug 30 Exciting day
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blues1 added 09:49 - Aug 30 Len Brennan. Would imagine it was us who pulled tbe plug. As Chelsea want to get did of him and theyre likely to be stuck with him until at least January now
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planetblue_2011 added 09:54 - Aug 30 Always like the fridge shame if he moves on but needs first team football. Good luck to him! I’d keep Al Hamadi he is useful off the bench. Harness big shame he hasn’t got his chance after having a good pre season & Taylor I think is a great player but he just can’t push into the team, another shame. They need to be loaned than sitting on the bench. Be interesting who we sign if anyone?!

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WeWereZombies added 10:01 - Aug 30 Our expectations are high this morning, the air is pregnant with anticipation. I just hope it doesn't go over the full term and we have to suffer the inducement of the summary contract just before eleven this evening and the full papers finally getting delivered two hours later in the middle of the night.
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90z added 10:01 - Aug 30 I don't think we can afford to go into a premier league season without signing another striker. I'm sure a surprise will come out of nowhere today!
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Linkboy13 added 10:07 - Aug 30 Surely unless negotiations are well advanced it's too late to get another striker in. George Edmundson has been really unlucky with injury problems otherwise he would have been an automatic choice in the centre of defence.
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HopefulBlue69 added 10:07 - Aug 30 Wonder if the striker will be an unknown young untested talent like Omari when he first came to town. I think Jack Taylor will need to go out on loan to reset, as he's not really made the leap since his move from Peterborough. We should sell the other players (Freddie, Harness, Edmondson) at a discount to say thanks for the memories. Jackson has been doing well since he moved on and playing regularly...

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Ryorry added 10:14 - Aug 30 If we’re unable to get another striker through our door before 11pm, we’re going to regret letting Kayden Jackson go :(
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Eeyore added 10:29 - Aug 30 Obviously Morgan Whittaker
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bobble added 10:30 - Aug 30 I don't think we will ever regret getting kayden Jackson go as a striker, a return of 1 goal every 10 years is nearly good enough, but not quite..
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Eeyore added 10:31 - Aug 30 Erm, I think someone needs to look up Kayden’s goal scoring record in the lower divisions!
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Hatman2 added 10:33 - Aug 30 @Cressi Latte-Lath would be an amazing acquisition if we pulled that off!
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Eeyore added 10:35 - Aug 30 I am guessing Norwich wouldn’t sell Sargent to us?
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bobble added 10:43 - Aug 30 Shin Yamaha has been seen in a toyota hybrid car with Mark ashton driving to Tokyo international airport, appenretelly there isn't a Felixstowe rd in japan but they do make very nice sake...
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Alphawhiskey added 10:44 - Aug 30 @cressi Lets hope so as I liked the look of him when we played Boro at home last season.
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VanDusen added 10:47 - Aug 30 I assume Freddie being let go will depend on us getting this deal for a new striker over the line then...
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Eeyore added 10:48 - Aug 30 Yes Latte Lath more of a central striker and Whittaker more a winger perhaps
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dirtydingusmagee added 10:53 - Aug 30 Got to be one that can actually hit a Prem Barn door..Fingers crossed.A lot of points to be won or lost between now and January.
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blues1 added 10:59 - Aug 30 Ryorry. Jackson is hopeless as a striker. But has become pretty decent playing out wide. So not signing a striker wouldnt make us regret letting him go.
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Bert added 11:18 - Aug 30 Latte Lath scored in almost every game at the business end of last season and would be a better fit than many. Middlesbrough would be in the brown stuff if they did agree so they would want an inflated fee. The managers of both clubs are great chums so perhaps they can agree something over a cup of coffee.
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petieboy2011 added 11:20 - Aug 30 Has anyone spotted a well known striker buying a meal deal from Tesco's Copdock, or has a wife who has been training the wife/girlfriend/partner of a new striker at Ipswich hospital? They are the usual things right?!
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SuperTabby added 11:26 - Aug 30 Latte Lath is a really good player, but he’s not really a McKenna type striker. Every other striker we’ve either bought or been linked with is at least 6’1/6’2, quick, strong, high energy. Latte Lath is more of a poacher-type. If we went for him, I’m not entirely sure how he’d fit in. Would be a bit of a panic buy imo. Trust that McKenna/Ashton have got some better options in mind.

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DavefromWatford added 11:27 - Aug 30 If Boro want George then maybe he could be part of the deal for Latte-Lath. Just a thought.
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