Millwall sign Ipswich midfielder Luongo

Massimo Luongo made 75 appearances and scored five goals for Ipswich Town during his permanent spell with the club

Millwall have signed Australia international Massimo Luongo from Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee.

The former Fulham midfielder made 12 Premier League appearances for the Tractor Boys last season.

Luongo, 32, has 45 caps and scored six goals for the Socceroos.

He has signed a one-year contract after completing a trial period with the Lions and becomes Millwall boss Alex Neil's fourth signing of the summer, following goalkeeper Max Crocombe's arrival from Burton Albion, Zak Sturge's permanent switch from Chelsea and Josh Coburn's club-record transfer from Middlesbrough.

"He is a player who I know well from his time at QPR, and he brings a wealth of experience to midfield, which is one of the reasons we brought him in," Millwall director of football Steve Gallen told the club website.

"He has had a great few seasons with Ipswich Town, helping them to the Premier League, where he made 11 appearances last campaign, and has been an excellent addition around the training ground already."

Luongo's career in English football began at Tottenham Hotspur but the defensive midfielder never made a senor appearance for the club, spending time on loan at Ipswich and then two temporary stints at Swindon Town.

He made a permanent move to the Robins in 2013 and made 100 appearances and scored 14 goals across three spells at the club before joining QPR in 2013.

After 152 games and 10 goals for the Hoops, he had spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough, before returning to Portman Road permanently in January 2023 and playing 43 times on the way to the Tractor Boys' promotion the following season.

Millwall begin the new Championship season away at Norwich City on Saturday, 9 August.