FORMER Colchester schoolboy Elkan Baggott will be staying at Ipswich Town for at least another year.
The Championship-bound club have chosen to take up their 12-month extension option in the former St Benedict's Catholic College pupil’s contract with the Tractor Boys.
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The 22-year-old left-footed centre-back recently earned praise from manager Steve Bruce after an injury-hit season on loan at League One club Blackpool.
“We’ll have a busy summer for sure, we’ve got four or five of the lads on loan - who have all done well,” said Bruce, speaking to the Blackpool Gazette in April.
“In an ideal world, it’d be nice to keep them, but whether that’s possible, we’ll have to ask their parent clubs.
“We’ll see if any of them are available and ask the question. They’re all at a good age.
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“Elkan (Baggott) is the one because he’s missed a lot with injury unfortunately, but Odel (Offiah) and the goalkeeper (Harry Tyrer) have done fantastically well; so has Niall (Ennis), and so has Sammy (Silvera) in a way, but he hasn’t played a lot. All of them have contributed.
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“Elkan has been unfortunate that he’s picked up back-to-back injuries, but he’s fit now, so let’s see what we can do.”
The Indonesian international, who came through the Playford Road system, has now had five spells away.
Baggott signed a new three-year deal at Portman Road in June, 2022.
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The centre-back became the first Indonesian to play in the English Football League when he made his Ipswich league debut in a game at Rotherham United in April, 2022.