Ipswich Town have been linked with a possible move for Crystal Palace forward Malcolm Ebiowei.

According to The Sun on Sunday, the Blues are eyeing the 19-year-old with a view to offering him regular football in the second half of the season.

Ebiowei, who primarily plays wide on the right but also on the left and as a number 10, moved to Selhurst Park in the summer from Derby, where he had made 11 starts and five sub appearances, scoring once.

Since moving to Palace, the former Dutch U15 and England U16 and U20 international has made five appearances from the bench. Swansea City and Hull City are also claimed to be keen.

Town are understood to be in the market for another forward during the January transfer window, which opens today, with Tyreece John-Jules currently sidelined having undergone hamstring surgery.

Ebiowei’s Palace team-mate Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, who is currently on loan at Charlton Athletic, was also linked with the Blues the 20-year-old another on Town’s list. Rak-Sakyi is also said to be a January target of Barnsley.

Ipswich head to Lincoln City on Monday in search of more League One points, with manager Kieran McKenna concerned over illness that has struck the Portman Road camp.

Lincoln beat Town back in October at Portman Road.