Jones has also been linked with Ipswich and Irish midfielder Owen Garvan and Doncaster and Wales midfielder Brian Stock.

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Alex Bruce, Owen Garvan and Jonathan Stead are all in talks with other clubs and Keane insists replacements will be on the way.

BBC: Roy Keane eager to plug Ipswich Town gaps

Meanwhile transfer-listed midfielder Owen Garvan could be set to leave Portman Road, after the Irishman was strongly linked to George Burley's Crystal Palace.

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