Tag: Ipswich

Ipswich Town transfer news: Issa Diop joins from Fulham for £8.5m
22 July 2026 Off

Ipswich Town transfer news: Issa Diop joins from Fulham for £8.5m

By Total Football News

Ipswich Town have signed Morocco defender Issa Diop from Fulham for £8.5m.

The 29-year-old, who played five games for Morocco as they reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup, has signed a deal until the summer of 2030.

Diop brings significant Premier League experience to an Ipswich squad promoted from the Championship last season having played 173 games in the top flight for Fulham and West Ham.

“I’m excited to

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Ipswich complete £20m deal for Leicester City winger Abdul Fatawu
21 July 2026 Off

Ipswich complete £20m deal for Leicester City winger Abdul Fatawu

By Total Football News

Ipswich Town have continued their preparations for their return to the Premier League by completing the £20m signing of Ghana winger Abdul Fatawu from Leicester City.

The 22-year-old has signed a five-year contract and joins Gary O’Neil’s side after scoring 16 goals in 100 games for Leicester since joining from Sporting in 2023.

Fatawu has arrived at Portman Road with Ipswich willing to allow winger Jaden Philogene to leave, with

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Gary O’Neil: Ipswich Town appoint Strasbourg manager to replace Kieran McKenna
23 June 2026 Off

Gary O’Neil: Ipswich Town appoint Strasbourg manager to replace Kieran McKenna

By Total Football News

Ipswich Town have named former Wolves and Bournemouth boss Gary O’Neil as their new manager.

The 43-year-old replaces Kieran McKenna, who stepped down from the Portman Road post earlier this month.

O’Neil has signed a three-year deal with Ipswich after leaving Strasbourg, where he has been in charge since January.

He guided the French side to eighth place in Ligue 1 last season and reached the Europa Conference League semi-finals,

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Arijanet Muric: Ipswich Town goalkeeper makes move to Sassuolo
1 June 2026 Off

Arijanet Muric: Ipswich Town goalkeeper makes move to Sassuolo

By Total Football News

Goalkeeper Arijanet Muric is to leave Ipswich Town and join Serie A side Sassuolo.

The 27-year-old spent last season on loan with the Italian club, making 32 appearances and keeping six clean sheets as Sassuolo finished in 11th place.

Muric, who is a Kosovo international, joined Ipswich from Burnley for an initial fee of £10m in July 2024 but only featured in 18 league games as the Suffolk side were

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Southampton expelled from play-offs for spying on Middlesbrough, Oxford and Ipswich
19 May 2026 Off

Southampton expelled from play-offs for spying on Middlesbrough, Oxford and Ipswich

By Total Football News

Southampton have been thrown out of the play-offs after admitting they spied on three clubs in the Championship season.

The EFL charged Saints with watching training sessions of Oxford United and Ipswich Town, in addition to filming Middlesbrough as they prepared for the first leg of their play-off semi-final on 7 May.

The independent disciplinary commission also handed Southampton a four-point deduction in the Championship for next season.

Saints will

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Conor Chaplin: Ipswich forward to leave promoted Championship club
15 May 2026 Off

Conor Chaplin: Ipswich forward to leave promoted Championship club

By Total Football News

Ipswich Town forward Conor Chaplin will leave the club when his contract expires this summer.

The 29-year-old played a major part in Ipswich’s promotions from League One and the Championship as well as featuring regularly in their relegation from the Premier League last season.

Although Chaplin featured in the Suffolk club’s opening four games of this campaign, he joined Portsmouth on loan in September, making 36 Championship appearances and scoring

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Ipswich Town: Kieran McKenna will do better in Premier League – Ashley Young
12 May 2026 Off

Ipswich Town: Kieran McKenna will do better in Premier League – Ashley Young

By Total Football News

Former England international Ashley Young has heaped praise on Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna and expects the club to fare better in the Premier League next season than they did in 2024-25.

Young has now retired from football but was part of the Tractor Boys squad that finished second in the Championship and won immediate promotion back to the top flight following relegation last season.

“You see the way that

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Azor Matusiwa and Jack Taylor: Ipswich Town pair have operations
12 May 2026 Off

Azor Matusiwa and Jack Taylor: Ipswich Town pair have operations

By Total Football News

Ipswich Town midfielders Azor Matusiwa and Jack Taylor have both undergone surgery since the team clinched promotion back to the Premier League.

“Azor has undergone an operation on a muscle injury, while Jack has had a knee cartilage procedure, with both surgeries a success,” said a club statement.

“Both players will now recuperate over the summer.”

Matusiwa, 28, who arrived from French club Rennes last summer, made 46

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Huge turn out for Ipswich Town Premier League promotion parade
5 May 2026 Off

Huge turn out for Ipswich Town Premier League promotion parade

By Total Football News

Thousands of football fans lined the streets to celebrate Ipswich Town’s promotion back to the Premier League.

The Tractor Boys, relegated from the top flight last season, sealed an immediate return by beating QPR on Saturday to finish as runners-up in the Championship.

An open-top bus parade from the club’s Portman Road led to Christchurch Park, where a special celebratory event was held.

Manager Kieran McKenna told the crowd: “It’s

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Ipswich Town fans ’emotional’ after promotion to Premier League
3 May 2026 Off

Ipswich Town fans ’emotional’ after promotion to Premier League

By Total Football News

Jack Richardson, from Ipswich, was among nearly 30,000 fans at the game.

The 19-year-old said he had seen the team go through three promotions in four years, adding that this one “feels amazing”.

“I was nervy coming into it and there was a chance we could bottle it, but as soon as I saw them two, three minutes in and we scored, it was gone,” said Richardson.

“I went out

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