A new report has revealed that Ipswich Town are currently considering signing a new face, whom Pep Guardiola hailed as an “outstanding” player this month.
Ipswich Town transfer news
Ipswich Town, currently 18th in the Premier League, are expected to have a busy January this year as they look to bring in Kieran McKenna to help the East Anglia side avoid an immediate return to the Championship .
The Tractor Boys have signed defender Ben Godfrey on loan from Atalanta and are in the final stages of signing Jaden Philokine in a deal that could be worth more than £20m.
Philokine has been a long-term target for McKenna’s side and is expected to arrive in the coming days to add more firepower to an Ipswich attack which has seen McKenna’s side score just one goal so far this season. Scored 20 goals, ranking third in the Premier League. flight.
The club had previously failed in their pursuit of Liverpool loanee Ben Doak, making a £16m bid in the opening days of the transfer window.
Fewest goals scored in Premier League 24/25 | |
|---|---|
southampton | 12 |
everton | 15 |
ipswich town | 20 |
crystal palace | twenty one |
Manchester United | twenty three |
They are also keen to add more firepower as they have been linked with former Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho and Brazilian striker Igor Jesus, who also plays for Middlesbrough. A long-time admirer of Manuel Latras, they will both provide cover and competition for the team. Current star player Liam Delap tops the goalscoring charts this season.
But they also need more cover in midfield and to do so they have begun exploring shocking moves.
Ipswich Town explore Matic transfer
Sky Sports reporter Florian Plettenberg revealed, Ipswich Town and McKenna are now ‘exploring’ a move to sign three-time Premier League winner Nemanja Matic Joined from Lyon in January this year, they hope to strengthen their squad.
Matic, 36, brings a wealth of experience to East Anglia, having played for Chelsea and Manchester United and making more than 250 appearances in England’s top flight.
Plettenberg and Sky claim Ipswich are now exploring a deal with several other teams across Europe, with McKenna working together at Manchester United under Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. I know Matic very well.
People may ask about his mobility, but it was only five years ago that he became a topic of conversation. Warm praise from legendary coach Pep Guardiola. “Matic is a fantastic player,” he told the media after the 2020 Manchester derby.
The specifics of any potential deal remain unclear, but Matic still has 18 months left in his term. £95,000 weekly deal in FranceA loan move is unlikely, with the 6-foot-3 ace starting 12 of the 14 games he has played in Ligue 1 this season.
Top-flight experience has clearly been a key attribute for most of Ipswich’s targets this winter so far, and Matic will certainly bring plenty of that to the table. But with Kalvin Phillips and Sam Morsy already struggling with mobility in the midfield, would adding the 36-year-old Matic be a good idea?
