We look at four players who Ipswich should consider signing in January to help their promotion push.
Ipswich Town have enjoyed a brilliant season so far, with Kieran McKenna’s side second in the Championship after 16 games.
Only goal difference puts the Tractor Boys below Leicester, and, crucially, they hold an eight-point lead over third-place.
Therefore, even though they only returned to the second tier earlier this year, automatic promotion has to be the aim for Ipswich, as they hope to continue their remarkable rise under McKenna.
Of course, it won’t be easy, with Leeds and Southampton pushing hard, and the recently relegated duo boast huge squads that have plenty of quality, which is no surprise given the resources they have
So, January could be pivotal for the Suffolk side, and McKenna will no doubt be pushing for new additions to strengthen his group
It’s going to be about quality over quantity when the window opens, and the Ipswich owners have shown since coming in that they will spend if the right players become available.
And, here we look at FOUR players they should be monitoring
The central defender is currently with Nottingham Forest, but he is way down the pecking order, and he is expected to leave in the summer when his deal expires.
That means he will be available for a cut-price in January, and it could be a shrewd addition for Ipswich.
The Scotland international would bring balance to the defence as a left-footer, and he is a powerful centre-back who would easily cope with the demands of the Championship – as he displayed with Forest in the past.
McKenna was key for the Reds as they ended their long stay outside the Premier League, and he could replicate that at Portman Road.
Scoring goals hasn’t been a problem for Ipswich, but they could still do with a bit more star quality in the final third, and West Brom’s Diangana could provide that.
Normally, it would be very difficult to do a deal with a side that wants to win promotion, but the Baggies are in a desperate financial situation under their current owner. It has been claimed that they will have to consider offers for key men if a takeover doesn’t go through in the next six weeks.