Fringe members of Roy Keane's Ipwich Town squad are being lined up for loans ahead of the transfer window opening in January – including Bermuda international Reggie Lambe.

Chief executive Simon Clegg said Keane and club owner Marcus Evans, whose 15 firms are all registered in Bermuda according to Companies House, had already discussed their January plans.

"We've had discussions about what may or may not happen, but it's still early days," he said.

"What I would like to do is put the loan deals to bed over the next week before Christmas so that anyone who is going out on loan can prepare themselves for however long they're going to be away.

"Then we can leave the January window to concentrate on transfers as opposed to loans."

Clegg says the likes of Pim Balkestein, currently with Brentford, and Jack Ainsley, at Rushden, could have their spells extended, while other players are also likely to make short-term moves: "Those that are out on loan at the moment and those that might be going out on loan.

"There are a number of people who are interested in some of our players. Whether Roy is prepared to let them go out and whether I can reach a financial deal which is worth our while are the two big ifs."

Colin Healy has been linked with a possible move to Hartlepool, who tried to sign him from Cork City in the summer, while youngsters such as Ed Upson, Reggie Lambe and Ronan Murray could all also be targeted by lower league clubs.

Earlier this season, Bermuda's Lambe was linked with a loan move to Khano Smith's Lincoln City in League Two. Lambe returns to the Island later this month for Bermuda Under-23s double-header against Trinidad at the National Sports Centre.

The 18-year-old, who made his first and so far only Town appearance at Shrewsbury in the Carling Cup earlier in the season, last played for the Under-23s in May against Pittsburgh Riverhounds from the USL-D2.