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

Ipswich City wish to signal a brand new goalkeeper to exchange 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 enormous step in the direction of promotion on Saturday, cruising to a 2-0 victory towards 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 facet’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 laborious it’s to come back right here and the boys have 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 have been scientific by way of our strikes. It was a special 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 towards 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 facet 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 usher in a brand new goalkeeper.

Ipswich enter race to signal Coventry star Carl Rushworth

In response to reporter Alan Nixon (by way of 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 facet, who’re additionally on the cusp of promotion, regardless of drawing 0-0 at residence towards a struggling Sheffield Wednesday facet 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 facet can nearly style promotion, they nonetheless have six extra huge video games left to play, beginning with the lengthy journey all the way down to Fratton Park to tackle Portsmouth on Tuesday evening.

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