Ipswich Town

We asked what you have made of Ipswich's transfer window so far, and what needs to be done on deadline day.

Here are some of your comments:

Matt: I feel the goalkeeper role hasn't been sorted yet unfortunately. Bournemouth have just got Kepa Arrizabalaga and I think we missed out there.

Anon: We should have signed Aaron Ramsdale but instead we signed Muric, and now arguably one of England's best goalkeepers has gone to a rival. Muric isn't good enough in my opinion. Burnley shipped a lot of goals last season.

Niall: What an amazing two years it has been. Unfortunately, for some of the team, the jump from League One to the Championship and now the Premier League is huge. The new blood will take time, but we have to believe in McKenna and the backroom team. It will take time for this team to gel, but it is coming.

Kevin: Whilst McKenna has done wonders in the last two seasons, I'm concerned on the effect that 10 new additions will have on the squad. We needed four or five to keep the positive vibe. Are those who got us to where we are going to be happy sitting on the substitutes' bench?

Here's all you need to know about transfer deadline day on Friday...

When does the window close?

The transfer window will close at 23:00 BST on Friday, 30 August for the Premier League, English Football League and Scotland.

The date was brought forward by the domestic leagues to align with European leagues.

Across Europe, the Bundesliga window will close at 19:00, Ligue 1 at 22:00, La Liga at 22:59 and Serie A at 23:00, but the Saudi Pro League transfer window remains open until 7 September.

Can a Premier League player signed on deadline day play this weekend?

Under league rules, new signings are eligible for the next Premier League game if the club submit the required documents by midday on the last working day before that match.

So any player signed after 12:00 on deadline day would be unable to play in this round of Premier League fixtures.

Where can I see all the confirmed transfer deals on deadline day?

You can find all the deals completed on transfer deadline day within our dedicated confirmed transfers page.

When does the January transfer window open?

Clubs will be able to make transfers again from Wednesday, 1 January until Monday, 3 February at 23:00 GMT. This is the same in Germany, Italy, Spain and France.

How can I follow transfer deadline day on the BBC?

We have this live page dedicated to all the latest transfer news, reaction and analysis.

You will also find regular updates on BBC Radio 5 Live and breaking news across BBC Sport's social media channels, including X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

There will also be a special edition of The Football News Show on BBC iPlayer and the Red Button from 22:00 until 23:15.

Ipswich are considering a move for 26-year-old French striker Odsonne Edouard of Crystal Palace after a loan deal for Chelsea's Armando Broja fell through. (Standard), external

Ipswich defender George Edmundson has emerged as an option to resolve Middlesbrough's availability crisis at centre-back. (Yorkshire Post), external

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Steve Mellen
Fan writer

The final piece of our transfer puzzle is the trickiest one to find – a striker, preferably with Premier League experience.

The problem is that finishers, number nines, are a bit like Oasis reunion tour tickets. Everyone wants them and there aren’t enough to go around.

It looked like the man to spearhead our attack was going to be Armando Broja from Chelsea, but despite the deal seemingly being agreed, an injury concern killed it – for now.

Since news first broke that Broja might not be coming we’ve been linked with multiple players. The YouTube highlights reels of certain strikers have suddenly had a spike in page views as Ipswich fans checked them out.

Aside from someone to play up top, I’d say the rest of the squad has been covered - and then some.

Ipswich fans were promised a bold approach to the Premier League, and the signing of Chiedozie Ogbene from Luton for a reported £8m took us over the £100m spending mark.

As the saying goes, we’re not going to die wondering.

The approach has partly been to raid the best of the Championship, with Jacob Greaves, Sammie Szmodics and Jack Clarke now in the door, and partly to bolster these young guns with the likes of Kalvin Philips, Ben Johnson and Jens Cajuste – men who’ve played at the top level either for club or country, or both.

We have strikers in the building of course – Szmodics, Liam Delap, Ali Al-Hamadi, Freddie Ladapo and George Hirst – but the latter is injured and it’s been clear that the club want someone with established top-level pedigree.

Ladapo and Al-Hamadi are likely to move on, either on loan or permanently, freeing up a squad space for that sought-after finisher.

And when that person arrives, the most eye-watering transfer window in the history of Portman Road will be over.

Steve Mellen is the former editor of ITFC magazine Meet Me At Sir Alf, and also represented fanzine Those Were The Days

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Ipswich Town have allowed 99 touches in their own box in their opening two Premier League matches this season (50 vs Liverpool, 49 vs Man City), the most on record by a team in their first two games in a season since 2008-09.

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Ipswich Town head coach Kieran McKenna speaking to BBC Radio Suffolk after the Carabao Cup defeat to Wimbledon: "There were some really positive things about the performance, there wasn’t too much wrong with it apart from our defending of two set-plays that we gave away cheaply.

"That put us in a difficult situation, and our slickness in the final third to create chances will improve as the understanding between the players develops.

"That wasn’t quite there, but other than that there wasn’t too much wrong with the performance."

On making 10 changes: "I think it was the right thing to do. Of course, going out of a cup competition is not good, we’re disappointed for the supporters who have come here tonight and given us really good support.

"We wanted to progress in the competition, but it's really, really clear what our priorities are this season."

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Come back to this page on Thursday to find a selection of your replies.

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The draw for the third round of the Carabao Cup will take place on Wednesday at the conclusion of the second-round tie between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United.

The seven English clubs involved in European competitions this season, including holders Liverpool, will enter at the third-round stage.

Ties will take place on weeks commencing 16 and 23 September.

Because there are rounds of Champions League and Europa League fixtures also scheduled for those two midweeks, the six clubs involved in those competitions - Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester United - will be kept apart to ensure they can fulfil their Carabao Cup tie in the alternate midweek to their European fixture.

Those six clubs will take part in a pre-draw before Forest v Newcastle to decide if they will be at home or away in the third round, with a main draw determining the 16 ties later in the evening.

Should Chelsea progress to the next phase of the Conference League, they will not be in action in that competition again until the start of October.

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Winger Chiedozie Ogbene says signing for Ipswich Town was "an opportunity I had to grab with both hands".

The 27-year-old has joined the Tractor Boys on a four-year deal from Luton Town for a fee of £8m.

Ogbene only signed for the Hatters from Rotherham on a free transfer last summer and scored five goals in 39 games across all competitions.

He impressed in the league last season despite Luton's relegation and was the second fastest top-flight player- during the last campaign, after Tottenham's Micky van de Ven, having clocked 36.93kph against Fulham in September.

The Ireland international becomes the 10th signing at Portman Road since the club returned to the Premier League for the first time in over 20 years and takes their spending to almost £100m.

"I'm very excited and feel lucky to have this opportunity to play in the Premier League again," Ogbene told club media.

"I've had very positive chats with the manager and for someone to believe in me that I could play at this level again means a lot to me and my family.

"I know what he wants from me and the role I will play and I'm here to be a positive addition to the squad as we look to achieve our goals.

"It's an opportunity I had to grab with both hands and I can't wait to be involved as soon as possible."

Ipswich Town are now in advanced talks to sign 27-year-old Republic of Ireland winger Chiedozie Ogbene from Luton Town. (Athletic - subscription required), external

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Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna says Ali Al-Hamadi is enjoying the step up from the Championship to the Premier League with the Tractor Boys.

The Iraqi international has a chance to play against his former club when Ipswich travel to AFC Wimbledon in the EFL Cup on Wednesday.

"It's one of the many great stories that we have in our squad," McKenna said on Al-Hamadi in his news conference.

"I was on the pitch with him before the game against Manchester City. He told me that this time last year he had Grimsby away, and now he's coming on against Man City and Liverpool.

"He's enjoying the step up. There's a fine balance between giving yourself a pat on the back and the sense of wonder of where he is. It's about making sure that he's going out on the pitch with the intent and the mindset to make an impact.

"He's working his way back from a big injury and we know the journey he's been on. He's working day to day to get better and improve his game."

Ipswich have already signed Liam Delap and there are ongoing links to Armando Broja, so regular minutes in the frontline may be hard to come by for Al-Hamadi. The manager was asked if a late loan deal could be on the cards.

"The focus is on Ali being with us at the moment," McKenna said. "Making an impact in every session and every game. We're not deep in that position at the moment by any means.

"There's always the possibility that things can change in the next 72 hours but at the moment ours and his focus is getting him ready for the next game."

Seb Brown
Fan writer

At a glance the Premier League table does not make for pretty viewing for Ipswich Town fans. Second bottom, played two, lost two and a minus five goal difference should perhaps be stirring up feelings of concern and raising questions around our competitiveness at the top table of English football.

A more sanguine analysis however will show us that we have seen enough in these two opening games, against arguably two of the top three sides in the division, to think we will be ok. So far this season we have conceded five goals across nine minutes of playing time with a crazy four-minute spell against Manchester City effectively ending the game before the 20 minute mark. It is what we have shown in glimpses in the rest of the two games however which gives me hope.

This team has continued to show many of the key attributes which we have become so accustomed to over the last two seasons. Our high press, resilient nature and desire to continue to play the right way, regardless of opposition or scoreline shows to the fans that the principles which got us to this position will be adhered to and can be effective at this level.

Jack Clarke and Dara O’Shea have now joined the squad, and we are a striker away from completing the puzzle. The fixture list will now ease relatively and there will be opportunities to pick up points in the coming weeks as the new signings are integrated into Kieran McKenna’s patterns of play and principles.

Fan favourites from the last two seasons will probably depart as the squad undergoes a necessary evolution. The club will continue to be brave, both on and off the pitch and our fanbase must continue to support their decisions, after all it is an approach which has served us so well in recent times.

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Josh Lobley
BBC Sport Researcher

Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's EFL Cup trip to AFC Wimbledon (kick-off 19:45 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• On what kind of team will be put out for the cup match: "We'll utilise the squad for sure, we've made a lot of additions and we feel like it's going to help us over the course of the season. There will be a lot of changes from Saturday."

• On cup ambitions: "We want to win to play another round, and beyond that we want to progress in the competition. The priority now is getting minutes into the group and moulding the players into a team."

• McKenna confirmed that new signings Dara O'Shea and Jack Clarke are available for selection tomorrow: "Dara will bring a lot of experience and leadership to our backline. He's really strong in his duels and with his pace. Jack has got some real quality in the final third. He carries the ball well and has goals and assists from the left hand side. He gives us some different qualities that we don't have."

• On more potential incomings: "We're going to stay active right until Friday. There's the possibility, but we'll only do it if we feel it's in the right interest of the club. We know that [the forward line] is an area where depth is most important to us."

• On links to Armando Broja: "We've spoken to him, I think that's well known. There's ongoing discussions with Chelsea but I've not been privy to them over the last 24 hours. We'll see if it's the right thing for the club and the player."

• On Wednesday's opponents: "They've made a good start. I know Johnnie [Johnnie Jackson, Wimbledon manager] very well and we feel like we know Wimbledon well. They are always a threat for scoring goals and play with a lot of bodies high up the pitch. I'm sure they'll look to create a difficult game for us."

• McKenna confirmed that Cieran Slicker will stay at the club this season after links to a loan move: "He's developing really well here, he's improving all the time. We want to have three strong goalkeepers and he's a part of that. We feel that this is the best place for his development."

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On the latest episode of BBC Radio Suffolk's 'The Blue Hour,' Brenner Woolley has been looking back at Ipswich's loss to Manchester City, with Town captain Sam Morsy having his say on the game.

Woolley is also joined by Sarah Keig from Fulham Lillies, who gives an insight into Fulham, Ipswich's next Premier League opponent.

She spoke about her realistic target for the season - and how Europe is the dream for the club. She also offered her take on what Ipswich need to do to retain Premier League status and to push on after a few seasons.

"You need to have some experienced Premier League players, who have been there and done it," she says.

"But also, keep hold of the core of the team that got you into the Premier League in the first place."

Listen to a full episode of The Blue Hour here

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New Ipswich signing Dara O'Shea says manager Kieran McKenna was a "huge huge part" of him making the move to the Blues.

O'Shea joined from Championship Burnley for an initial £12m plus a potential £3m in add-ons on Sunday, becoming the club's 11th signing of the summer.

"I'm really excited," he told club media.

"I've never really been down that part of the world before but I've heard great things about it and how beautiful it is so it's an exciting time for me and my family. A new start and a new place to live.

"There is a lot of attractions. Obviously the club is a massive club and I know that from speaking to people in and around it."

McKenna has attracted plaudits from across the game for the work he has done with Ipswich, achieving back-to-back promotions from League One to the Premier League.

The 38-year-old attracted interest from both Chelsea and Manchester United over the summer but signed a new four-year deal to keep him at Portman Road.

"The manager [McKenna] is a huge huge part of why I've come here," O'Shea added.

"I've really admired him over the last couple of seasons and what he's done here and elsewhere.

"I think for this stage in my career it is the perfect time for me to come to a club like this and to work with a manager like him."

Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

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Ipswich are eyeing Luton winger Chiedozie Ogbene before Friday's transfer deadline.

The Tractor Boys are looking for another forward despite spending almost £100m this summer.

It comes after winger Wes Burns suffered a hamstring injury in the 2-0 opening day defeat to Liverpool.

Ogbene joined Luton from Rotherham on a free transfer last summer and impressed in the Premier League, despite the Hatters' relegation.

He scored five goals in 39 games in all competitions and was the second fastest top-flight player last season, after Tottenham's Micky van de Ven, having clocked 36.93kph against Fulham last September.

Should he move, Ogbene could be Ipswich's final piece of business this window with Kieran McKenna's side having already signed last season's Championship top scorer Sammie Szmodics from Blackburn for an initial £9m as well as completing a move for Sunderland winger Jack Clarke.

They also beat Wolves to defender Dara O'Shea from Burnley on Sunday and have brought in Ben Johnson, Liam Delap, Jacob Greaves, Omari Hutchinson, Arijanet Muric and Connor Townsend since winning promotion from the Championship.

We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Manchester City and Ipswich Town.

Here are some of your comments:

Man City fans

Abdullah: Brilliant performance. Every player was superb. Haaland hat-trick, Savinho and Doku looking really positive, De Bruyne looking strong, but the defence is the only slight problem. It is one of the best in the world, but you honestly can't be conceding silly one-off goals to any team, because eventually the very best clubs will punish you.

Tim: Despite the early goal, City remained focused and showed their ruthless possession and finishing qualities to transform the game. The crossbar prevented two goals in the first half, but Haaland's hat-trick was well deserved and announced his intention to retain the Golden Boot this season. Another deserved and clinical victory.

Andrew: Total domination against the Championship winners, and it was all done without Rodri and Foden. Gundogan should be the final missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle from last season. I'm not sure where the vastly overpriced Jack Grealish fits in now though.

Geoff: Man City are playing in training ground mode, against modest opposition, until the real season starts in a few weeks. Now Gundogan has returned, I feel more confident of a fifth Premier League title and another excellent run in Europe. It is great to see the promotion of four or five homegrown youngsters to the first-team squad - that could be significant as the season continues.

Ipswich fans

Andy: This result was expected. Honestly, I thought it would be 5-0! We showed that we can be an attacking threat and we should have been awarded a penalty too! The mistake by Muric loomed large in this game - it was a huge blow against a far superior opponent. There is nothing to be ashamed of here and nothing to panic about. There are 36 games left.

Ash: We showed a lot of courage at times and we will take points from a lot of teams this year. Manchester City and Liverpool last week were simply levels above at times when it mattered. They created so much space and looked dangerous the whole game. We did have our moments, with some bold play, but there was not enough in the final third.

Andrew: Some slick passing at times but unfortunately, against the world's best team, they just kept playing into trouble. We were penned in for the whole of the second half, so we need to find another way to release the pressure.

Paolo: A misleading score! Ipswich gave a very good account of themselves and, if it wasn't for the penalty and goalkeeping error, we were well in this game. Other clubs will get a shock if they take Ipswich lightly.