It’s been a good few weeks ipswich town.
Kieran McKenna’s Sides picked up their first home Premier League They beat Chelsea 2-1 before picking up a point away at Fulham at the weekend, a game that many teams have struggled with this season.
In addition to this, Tractor Boy also announced Signed defender Ben Godfrey On loan until the end of the campaign, it looks like more business may be coming in the coming weeks.
Yes, as well as the defensive reinforcements, Suffolk have been linked with an exciting forward who actually outperformed Liam Delap last year.
Ipswich Town transfer news
according to a Reporter Graeme Bailey’s latest reportingIpswich are one of several teams interested in Coventry City’s Hadji Wright.
The report suggests that in addition to Tractor Boy, relegation candidates Leicester City are also interested in the United States international, who has been in good form this season.
Reports suggest that while manager Frank Lampard may want to keep the forward, the club may be more willing to sell the player as they hope to get at least double what they paid for the player, which is 8 million sterling, which means he could be sold. The price is approximately £16 million.
It could be a complicated and expensive move, but given Wright’s ability and the fact that Ipswich need to compete for Delap, it’s one well worth pursuing.
Why Ipswich should sign Wright
Therefore, with the arrival of Godfrey, Ipswich have significantly improved the quality and depth of the defensive options available to McKenna, which is exactly what they have done for his attacking options by signing Wright matter.
Now, there are certainly those who would argue that the American striker could end up failing due to his lack of Premier League experience.
However, the same can be said for Delap before the start of this season, given his top-flight experience with Manchester City Only 47 minutes in total.
In addition, the center who is called “dangerous” Former Schalke sporting director Horst Hultactually performing better than the Englishman did last season.
For example, former city gem scores Eight goals and two assists He made 32 appearances for Hull City, which means he maintains a reasonable goals-against average every 3.2 games for the Tigers.
Wright vs Delap 23/24 |
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player |
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Number of appearances |
50 |
32 |
minute |
3397′ |
2252′ |
Target |
19 |
8 |
Assist |
8 |
2 |
Goals per game |
0.54 |
0.31 |
Engagement minutes per goal |
125.81′ |
225.2 |
All statistics come from Transfermarkt |
By comparison, the Los Angeles-born striker has racked up impressive results 19 goals and 8 assists Made 50 appearances for the Sky Blues, averaging a goal every 1.85 games.
Impressively, despite spending injured for a whileThe 26-year-old striker has maintained his excellent form this season and has already scored a string of goals Eight goals for participation He made 17 appearances, equivalent to one appearance every 2.12 games.
The most important thing is, 15 international matches are More versatile than his potential new teammates, can Play center or widegiving McKenna more options on offense and increasing his chances of starting for the team.
Ultimately, while Ipswich remain in the relegation zone, between recent results and the signing of Godfrey, there is reason to be optimistic that while it will require more spending, signing Wright will give fans another boost. A reason for hope.
The club should therefore do everything they can to bring him to Portman Road this month, as his attacking prowess could prove to be a deciding factor in their May fortunes.