Ipswich could sign a “top-class” Carter-Vickers alternative
Ipswich Town could forget all about Cameron Carter-Vickers and sign this centre-back gem instead.
Ipswich Town will want to walk into their new environment of the Premier League next season and not feel overwhelmed by the gigantic step-up in quality, having thrived as underdogs last season.
Still, the top division has the potential to swallow newly promoted teams whole – seen in Luton Town, Burnley and Sheffield United only surviving one season at before falling back down to the Championship – and so Ipswich won’t want to give in to this worrying trend.
The Tractor Boys will want to prove they belong at the level instead, with defensive reinforcements being reportedly eyed up to help shore up the back four, ahead of facing off against the likes of a daunting Erling Haaland among other world-class attackers in the top-flight.
Ipswich looking at Championship star
According to a report in the Telegraph, Ipswich now have a “first-choice” target in the centre-back position, in the form of Hull City star Jacob Greaves.
The towering 6 foot 4 defender shone last campaign for Hull, with the Suffolk side clearly keen admirers from afar, as Kieran McKenna and Co look to go all in for the Tigers man to strengthen a sometimes lax defence that leaked 57 goals in the second-tier.
This pursuit of Greaves, who has also been on the radar of Everton, could make a potential Ipswich move for Celtic centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers redundant, with the Tractor Boys also previously eyeing up in-demand former Leeds United loanee Joe Rodon to bolster their back four.
Greaves could well be their desired man instead, therefore, with the Hull number four more than ready for the challenge of the Premier League, having shone at the MKM Stadium for a number of seasons now.
