Philogene poised to complete Ipswich move
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Aston Villa's Jaden Philogene is due for a medical at Ipswich ahead of a permanent move to Portman Road.
The winger is expected to complete the switch for around £20m plus add ons, ending his brief six-month return to Villa Park.
Philogene also had European interest, including from La Liga, but Ipswich are due to finally end their pursuit of the England Under-21 international.
They agreed a fee of around £18m with Hull in the summer only for Villa to activate their buy-back option - having sold Philogene to the Tigers in 2023.
Hull received about £13.5m of the fee because Villa had a 30% sell-on clause in the agreement which took him to the KC Stadium.
The 22-year-old chose to rejoin Unai Emery's side but has managed just four starts, including against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, and 11 substitute appearances.
Ipswich maintained their interest and have now convinced Philogene - who was keen on working with boss Kieran McKenna last summer - to move to Suffolk.
The Tractor Boys are looking to add to their squad as they battle for survival and have already signed defender Ben Godfrey on loan from Atalanta.