January transfers

[Cabanas Blue]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f6IJcgAc8yY
He likes to shoot from any distance

[ITFC2024]

Hoping we’ll sign Nabisco from Brighton and Biscuits from Inter Miami. Then we’ll have Nabisco/Biscuits in the starting line up.

[Charnwood]

Edmundson recalled from Boro....this normally happens when a deal has been struck does it not?


https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-new ... -boro-loan

He was in the team when I looked earlier but not now of course.

He’s definitely been withdrawn which suggests it’s part of a bargaining tool to force a permanent deal, if not we’re stuck with paying his wages until the end of the season when he’s then out of contract snd leaves on a free transfer. That wouldn’t make sense at all.

[Bluemike]

Maybe someone else has shown an interest in Edmundson? Personally I'd keep him and ship out Woolfenden and Burgess

[shabba]

I like Edmundson but to be fair to Wolfie (and especially Burges) - both have surprised me and done well at t hi a level.

Also people forgot selling players isn’t easy, both will be on a decent premier league wage (likely linked to promotion clauses), yes that’ll go down if we go down as there will also likely be a relegation clause - but selling them now would be fairly difficult.

[Bluemike]

Hopefully Sheffield United are still interested in Woolfy.

[hallamblue]

Doubt it, they can get him for nothing in the summer, he’s out of contract.

[Bluemike]

Do we have an option?

[Ricco]

Enciso sounds like a woeful signing if it happens. How is he an upgrade on what we already have... Hurchinson, Philogene, Burns, Szmodics, Broadhead, Clarke, Chaplin, Taylor.

Why have we got half a squad of Forwards and yet there is no word on another striker, or adding strength to centre midfield, or solving the goalkeeper issue?

[Cabanas Blue]

Enciso sounds like a woeful signing if it happens. How is he an upgrade on what we already have... Hurchinson, Philogene, Burns, Szmodics, Broadhead, Clarke, Chaplin, Taylor.

Why have we got half a squad of Forwards and yet there is no word on another striker, or adding strength to centre midfield, or solving the goalkeeper issue?

I was thinking the same but on Sky this morning they were saying he's a different number ten to what we have and will suit us and Hutch will be on the right and that's the best position for him and I agree.

[Bluemike]

Was talking to my son earlier about this, I said I don't know enough about him, my son said " not impressed at all" and thinks it's a poor signing too.

[Bluemike]

Can forget this one.....

Former Arsenal sporting director Edu reportedly completed the groundwork on a £30m transfer for Brazilian talent Igor Jesus before departing.

Edu left the club in November to take up on a role within Evangelos Marinakis’ multi-club structure.

The Gunners are said to have lined up January targets long before the Brazilian’s resignation.

According to the Daily Express, one striker identified was Botafogo star Jesus. The 23-year-old scored five times in 22 appearances for the Brazilian side in their 2024 season.

Jesus only joined Botafogo last summer after a four-year spell playing for Shabab Al-Ahli in the UAE Pro League. He scored 43 goals in 88 appearances for his former club.

[Cabanas Blue]

You have to think one or more will go out maybe Burns or even Chaplin.

[Ricco]

I was thinking the same but on Sky this morning they were saying he's a different number ten to what we have and will suit us and Hutch will be on the right and that's the best position for him and I agree.

There's so much wrong with that though, we're not even playing a 10 at the moment for starters... and if we do... we have Szmodics who has barely been tried there... we have Chaplin who will return before new recruits are up to speed... we've just splurged £22m on Philogene, so Hutchinson can be used as a 10. It just doesn't make any sense to me whatsoever.

Maybe I'm wrong, maybe he turns up and bags half a dozen goals that keep us up, but I wouldn't bet on that one!

[Bluemike]

Does this mean no out and out striker ?

[Cabanas Blue]

Does this mean no out and out striker ?

I think so, WBA are saying it was Town that pulled out of the Ali deal, maybe we had someone coming in but that broke down also let's face it who would want to come to Ipswich and be third choice with only a small chance of game time.

[Bluemike]

We could hopefully bring someone in that's second choice and seeing out games.

[Shed on tour]

Rumoured that we have put in a bid for Elias Jelert from Galatasaray, another RB.

[Ricco]

Rumoured that we have put in a bid for Elias Jelert from Galatasaray, another RB.

Yes, I suppose the 4 or 5 we have on the books already aren't enough!!

[The Odious Mr Rossi]

Enciso sounds like a woeful signing if it happens. How is he an upgrade on what we already have... Hurchinson, Philogene, Burns, Szmodics, Broadhead, Clarke, Chaplin, Taylor.

Why have we got half a squad of Forwards and yet there is no word on another striker, or adding strength to centre midfield, or solving the goalkeeper issue?

I would argue that he may well be a better option than the players you mention based on what they have done for us so far this season - with the exception of Philogene of course who hasn't started a game yet so cannot be judged.

I'm curious, though, as to why you think we need another striker - we have 3 on the books and we only ever play one at any one time, so why we would be looking to waste £20m on another I cannot imagine.

[Cabanas Blue]

https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-new ... g-woolfend

Same as Edmundson out of contract and can walk away for nothing in the summer that's very poor from Town IMO.

[ITFC2024]

https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-new ... woolfenden

I think that would be a perfect move for, Woolfy!

[ITFC2024]

Enciso sounds like a woeful signing if it happens. How is he an upgrade on what we already have... Hurchinson, Philogene, Burns, Szmodics, Broadhead, Clarke, Chaplin, Taylor.

Why have we got half a squad of Forwards and yet there is no word on another striker, or adding strength to centre midfield, or solving the goalkeeper issue?

I would argue that he may well be a better option than the players you mention based on what they have done for us so far this season - with the exception of Philogene of course who hasn't started a game yet so cannot be judged.

I'm curious, though, as to why you think we need another striker - we have 3 on the books and we only ever play one at any one time, so why we would be looking to waste £20m on another I cannot imagine.

Thing is, if we lose Delap to injury or suspension, we're up sh*t creek...

[Bluemike]

Personally my desire for another striker is because we need better than what we have got to back Delap.

[The Odious Mr Rossi]

Enciso sounds like a woeful signing if it happens. How is he an upgrade on what we already have... Hurchinson, Philogene, Burns, Szmodics, Broadhead, Clarke, Chaplin, Taylor.

Why have we got half a squad of Forwards and yet there is no word on another striker, or adding strength to centre midfield, or solving the goalkeeper issue?

I would argue that he may well be a better option than the players you mention based on what they have done for us so far this season - with the exception of Philogene of course who hasn't started a game yet so cannot be judged.

I'm curious, though, as to why you think we need another striker - we have 3 on the books and we only ever play one at any one time, so why we would be looking to waste £20m on another I cannot imagine.

Thing is, if we lose Delap to injury or suspension, we're up sh*t creek...

That implies that Hirst and Al Hamedi are not up to the job - that being the case we should look to offload both of them.
Maybe the case with Al Hamedi, but not Hirst - so we'd be looking at getting in a striker who's better than Hirst.
I don't think it's safe to assume that Hirst would be happy to be third choice, and it's also not safe to assume that a striker better than Hirst would be prepared to play 2nd fiddle to a 21 year old

[Ricco]

I would argue that he may well be a better option than the players you mention based on what they have done for us so far this season - with the exception of Philogene of course who hasn't started a game yet so cannot be judged.

I would argue that it is the stiff opposition we face (and the limited chances that results in), that is preventing our forwards from shining, not their lack of ability. What Enciso has done in the last couple of seasons and in a better team is not encouraging... two assists, that is the same as Clarke has managed this term, and he's been criticised every game... Szmodics is out of favour and yet he's scored 4 goals. So yes, maybe he is a slight improvement on one or two of our players, but I don't think he is, and even if he is... it feels desperate and destabilising.

I'm curious, though, as to why you think we need another striker - we have 3 on the books and we only ever play one at any one time, so why we would be looking to waste £20m on another I cannot imagine.

I don't think we have 3 on the books... we have one that has proved himself effective at this level, that's great, but he is young and has been forced to put in a lot of miles. Then we have Hirst who is not proven at this level and has injury question marks... and finally Al-Hamadi, who has just embarrassed himself against a poor League 1 side, which is probably where his current level is.

As for only being able to play one at a time... I think if Delap plays for 60 or 70 minutes in a match he would be even better... and then you have fresh legs coming on for the last half an hour. It's important to have that depth.

So yes, I would have spent £20m on a striker before looking at Philogene, no question.

[hallamblue]

Do we have an option?

Nope.

Naturally there's lots of chat on twtd about it. Woolfenden, Axel, Burgess maybe another, are all out if contract in the summer.
This club does not do " oversight" these days, so they've either offered contracts but there's negotiations to be had, or Town are deciding to let the players leave in the summer. I doubt we'd get for than £3-4 m for the lot of them tbh ..

[Ricco]

Naturally there's lots of chat on twtd about it. Woolfenden, Axel, Burgess maybe another, are all out if contract in the summer.
This club does not do " oversight" these days, so they've either offered contracts but there's negotiations to be had, or Town are deciding to let the players leave in the summer. I doubt we'd get for than £3-4 m for the lot of them tbh ..

The only source I've found says that there is an option to extend for a year on those 3 players mentioned, I don't know how reliable that is though, possibly not very if you've heard otherwise...?

[hallamblue]

As regards getting a striker in. We all know they're the most expensive player in a squad ( usually). And there is always stiff competition for a decent one. I have no doubts we are trying to get our target, but it wouldn't surprise me if it went down to the wire with players in, and out.

[Ricco]

As regards getting a striker in. We all know they're the most expensive player in a squad ( usually). And there is always stiff competition for a decent one. I have no doubts we are trying to get our target, but it wouldn't surprise me if it went down to the wire with players in, and out.

Agreed, but then we don't need another Delap, we just need someone good enough. Must be loan options for out of favour strikers who need game time, there must be loads of that type out there?