McKenna on Muric, injuries and Brighton links

Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League trip to Brighton (kick-off 15:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference.

• On Arijanet Muric, who allegedly broke team regulations while on international duty: "I've had a conversation with him. It's not mine or Ipswich Town's area to clear it up. He's given me his version, which I think is a little bit different to some of the rumours. I've got no problem with his version. He's our player and it was good to have him back for a couple of days of extra training."

• McKenna confirmed he has a full squad available with both Wes Burns and George Hirst ready to play: "Wes and George both trained with the group this week. It's not impossible [for them to play v Brighton]. They've been with the group all week and are both ahead of schedule. They are both feeling really good, but of course we'll make the right judgement this weekend."

• On new deals for Burns and goalkeeper Christian Walton: "It's very important. We're very happy to have those two players in addition to players earlier on. A few more conversations are ongoing with some of our players."

• On his players during international break: "I enjoy watching them. We always try and watch them to learn more about them. I enjoyed watching all the games but I didn't manage to go to any."

• On being targeted by other clubs this summer, including Saturday's opponents Brighton: "Being the manager to lead the club into the Premier League after everything we had achieved and the journey that we've been on - anything other than that wouldn't have felt the right decision. I'm delighted that I'm here and I'm enjoying the challenges. I am determined to do my absolute best to make this another great season for the club."

• On the challenge this season: "The fact that we've brought in some players isn't what's going to make us have a good season. We've got some other gaps to make up and that's going to be made up by: our culture, by our environment, by how we work day to day, by how we mould the players we have into a team, by how we get the best out of them individually, by how we maximise our game plans and by our approach to every game."

• On the threats he expects from Brighton: "They've built a team that's comfortable in possession but their big threat is having outstanding one v one forwards and they've added depth to these positions."

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