Ipswich eager on signing Participant of the Season nominee as Christian Walton substitute

Ipswich City wish to signal a brand new goalkeeper to interchange Christian Walton no matter whether or not they’re promoted from the Championship, and they’re eyeing a transfer for Coventry Metropolis loanee Carl Rushworth.

Ipswich took one other large step in direction of promotion on Saturday, cruising to a 2-0 victory in opposition to bitter rivals Norwich Metropolis at Carrow Highway, with Jaden Philogene and George Hirst getting on the scoresheet within the first half.

Kieran McKenna was left delighted by his aspect’s efficiency, which places them in a really sturdy place to return to the Premier League on the first alternative, saying: “We all know how onerous it’s to return right here and the boys had been so decided to offer themselves and the supporters that second and reminiscences. It took a superb defensive efficiency – we defended so nicely from the entrance to the again, each in open play and from set-plays.

“We had the higher possibilities within the recreation and had been medical by way of our strikes. It was a unique kind of efficiency for us and, within the context of the Derby, an excellent effort.”

With Middlesbrough falling to a 1-0 defeat at residence in opposition to Portsmouth, and Millwall drawing 0-0 at West Bromwich Albion, the Tractor Boys are actually in second place, two factors away from Alex Neil’s aspect with two video games in hand.

Nonetheless, McKenna is aware of full nicely simply how tough it’s to remain within the Premier League, which implies the supervisor must get his recruitment proper this summer time, and the Championship promotion hopefuls are planning to herald a brand new goalkeeper.

Ipswich enter race to signal Coventry star Carl Rushworth

In response to reporter Alan Nixon (through GiveMeSport), Ipswich have now stormed into the race to signal Brighton goalkeeper Rushworth, who has spent the 2025-26 marketing campaign on mortgage at Coventry Metropolis, the place he has impressed.

The 24-year-old has simply been nominated for the Championship Participant of the Season award, having not missed a single recreation for Frank Lampard’s aspect, who’re additionally on the cusp of promotion, regardless of drawing 0-0 at residence in opposition to a struggling Sheffield Wednesday aspect on Saturday.

The Tractor Boys want to substitute Walton, no matter whether or not they recover from the road of their promotion bid, and the Englishman may very well be an thrilling possibility, having been lauded as “completely sensational” by author Andrew James, in gentle of preserving 16 Championship clear sheets this time period.

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The Tractor Boys wish to herald a brand new centre-forward.

Though McKenna’s aspect can virtually style promotion, they nonetheless have six extra large video games left to play, beginning with the lengthy journey right down to Fratton Park to tackle Portsmouth on Tuesday evening.

Following that, there are some powerful video games on the horizon for Ipswich, going through promotion rivals and an in-form West Bromwich Albion aspect, who’ve been combating for his or her lives.