USL Championship side Detroit City have confirmed the signing of Blues striker Ben Morris, TWTD having revealed that the 23-year-old was close to making the switch earlier this month.
Town have confirmed that Luke Hyam and Tommy Smith will both play for the U23s this evening in their Premier League Cup tie against West Brom at the Hawthorns (KO 7pm).
General manager of football operations Lee O’Neill says the summer ahead will be “a real transition” from a salary cap perspective if the Blues are still in League One with the cap set to impact the club more significantly than it did this season, although with rumours suggesting it could be scrapped following a recent arbitration hearing.
Deadline day signing Barry Cotter is set to make his first appearance in a Blues shirt this afternoon when Town’s U23s take on Colchester United at their Florence Park training ground (KO 1pm).
A Town U23 side featuring new signings Barry Cotter and Chris Goteni as well as trialists Mohammed Sagaf and Ben Stephens were comprehensively beaten 5-2 by Colchester United at the U s Florence Park training ground on Monday afternoon. Ben Folami (pictured) and Shane McLoughlin netted second-half goals for Gerard Nash s side in front of watching Blues boss Mick McCarthy and his assistant Terry Connor.