Former Sunderland boss Peter Reid is in talks to join Ipswich Town in a consultancy role, according to the latest reports.
The East Anglian Daily Times reports, the 65-year-old Liverpudlian could join the club in a consultancy role after watching the Blues in their 2-1 defeat against Accrington Stanley.
The former Black Cats boss was also in the Portman Road directors' box for the 2-1 win against Shrewsbury Town and could be reunited with Paul Cook.
The pair worked together during Cook's time at Wigan Athletic - with Reid acting as an advisor at the Latics.
“How can someone like that not be of any use to us?” Cook told Wigan Today, when asked about Reid's appointment at at the Latics in 2017.
“Peter’s a vastly-experienced figure in the game, and his presence will be of great benefit to us.”
Later that year, Cook told the Wigan Post : "I’ve said before I think it’s an absolute crime someone like Peter wasn’t involved in and around a football club.
"He has so much experience, enthusiasm and knowledge. We talk about football for hours.
"People wondered when Peter arrived what kind of a role he would have. But there was never any specific role. It was just about having Peter in the football club.
"I think the chairman and Peter kick each other in the directors' box when the game’s going on, it’s like that. It’s invaluable having someone like him to bounce off. Every day with Peter you’re learning something.
"I might have been tough on one of the lads, but then you’ll see Peter whispering in his ear later, offering something else.
"As a football person, I enjoy football people, and Peter is a real football person."
