Ipswich closing in on move for £15k-p/w star

Ipswich City’s switch coverage this window continues to focus in on snapping up the very best of the very best from the Championship, with Jack Clarke and Dara O’Shea signing on the dotted line just lately from Sunderland and Burnley, respectively.

That strategy greater than paid off when the Tractor Boys surprised Manchester Metropolis early on on the Etihad final weekend, earlier than Pep Guardiola’s males finally swept Kieran McKenna’s males apart courtesy of Erling Haaland and Co, as former Blackburn Rovers man Sammie Szmodics scored a shock opener for the Suffolk underdogs within the 4-1 loss.

One other high new recruit from the EFL appears to be on the Premier League membership’s agenda now, who may additional strengthen the attacking ranks at Portman Highway.

Ipswich shut in on deal for EFL attacker

As per TalkSPORT journalist Alex Criminal, Ipswich are closing in on a deal for Luton City winger Chiedozie Ogbene, with Criminal revealing {that a} swap is ‘more likely to get achieved’ earlier than the window slams shut on Friday night.

Ipswich-based web site TWTD has additional added gasoline to the fireplace, stating {that a} transfer would contain the Irishman leaving the Hatters behind for the Tractor Boys for a bumper charge of £8m, as Ipswich present their muscle as soon as extra with main incomings by the door.

Starring final season for Luton within the top-flight, at the same time as Rob Edwards’ males fell straight again all the way down to the Championship, Ogbene may significantly strengthen McKenna’s males of their courageous combat towards the drop, with each flanks a terrifying prospect if the Hatters quantity seven was to affix as Clarke makes an attempt to strike concern into Premier League defences down the left.

What Ogbene may provide Ipswich

The 27-year-old goal may not actually have a concrete beginning spot on the opposing proper flank when signed, with Omari Hutchinson little doubt desirous to make that spot his personal after a giant transfer from Stamford Bridge, however Ogbene was efficient final marketing campaign for Edwards’ facet from off the bench.

The £15k-per-week ace – as per Capology – would solely begin 20 of the 30 video games that got here his manner within the Premier League final season for his present employers, bagging 4 targets and selecting up one help within the course of, resulting in Ipswich’s eager curiosity within the Republic of Eire worldwide rising.

Shining equally as vibrant for Rotherham, earlier than Luton got here knocking, Ogbene’s versatility can even be one other main plus as to why McKenna needs so as to add him to his camp for the lengthy and gruelling top-flight season forward, figuring out he can slot his new recruit into the beginning line-up in a complete multitude of various positions.

It is unlikely that Ogbene will line up down the left flank, nonetheless, with Clarke the plain selection now for the previous Manchester United coach to stick with on this place, having torn the Championship to shreds over the previous few seasons.

The previous Leeds United man will now get one other well-deserved shot on the top-flight with Ipswich, after solely making 4 appearances right here as a teenager when on the books at Tottenham Hotspur, together with his time at Sunderland respiration life again into his once-stuttering profession.

Bagging 15 targets final marketing campaign for the Black Cats, with 51 general objective contributions managed from 114 appearances in complete on the Stadium of Mild, the 23-year-old will need to play his half in retaining Ipswich up towards all the percentages by twisting and turning Premier League defences for enjoyable.

Displaying that he may slalom ahead as a tough menace final marketing campaign, Ogbene – who has even been described as being “spectacular” by his former nationwide staff supervisor Stephen Kenny up to now – can even take the chance to play up a division once more in his stride, as Ipswich’s remaining bits of enterprise come into movement.