Colchester United are in talks to sign Lincoln City striker Tom Hopper, Football League World can exclusively reveal. 

It's been a busy month already for the League Two club, who began January five points above the relegation zone but have now increased that cushion to seven points and climbed to 18th.

The permanent signings of Arthur Read from Stevenage, Matt Jay from Exeter City, Connor Hall from Port Vale, and Fiacre Kelleher from Bradford City have helped to strengthen Matt Bloomfield's squad significantly but it seems the U's are not done yet.

Sources have exclusively informed FLW that they're now in talks over a deal that would see Hopper join from Lincoln.

The 29-year-old has scored 21 goals in 100 appearances for the Imps and was named club captain at the start of the season following the departure of Liam Bridcutt but has been in and out of the starting XI over the past month or so.

Hopper signed a three-and-a-half-year deal when joined Lincoln from Southend United in January 2020, meaning his contract at LNER Stadium is set to expire in the summer.