Sky Sports: Ipswich in advanced talks to sign “fabulous” £20,000-p/w player
After spending the early passages of the off-season fighting to keep Kieran McKenna at the club, Ipswich Town can now look towards the transfer window as they enter advanced talks for a new signing.
Tractor Boys prepare for life in the Premier League
The latest rumours out of Portman Road have seen Ipswich linked with a move for a number of new defensive players. Hull City’s Jacob Greaves is one name linked with a move to the Tractor Boys with the centre-back seemingly destined to be playing Premier League football next season.
Joining Greaves on McKenna’s wishlist is fellow centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers. The current Celtic man has attracted interest from fellow topflight sides West Ham United and Fulham meaning that Ipswich may have a fight on their hands in order to land the USA international.
With a defender clearly high on the Tractor Boys’ list of priorities, the club have now entered the final stages of negotiations to get a proven Premier League defender without needing to spend a penny on transfer fees.
Ipswich enter advanced talks for English free agent
As reported on Sky Sports, Ipswich have entered advanced talks with the representatives of free agent Ben Johnson. The 24-year-old was most recently on the books at West Ham, however the defender rejected multiple contract offers from the Hammers in the search for more regular game time.
Currently commanding a weekly wage of £20,000, this would be the only fee that the Tractor Boys would have to fork out in order to get their man.
Johnson rose through the youth ranks with West Ham before going on to make 109 senior appearances with the East London outfit. The right-back picked up the Hammers’ Young Player of the Season award back in 2022 and was also part of the squad that won the UEFA Conference League in 2023.
