SUMMER 2026 INCOMINGS
NEW SIGNINGS: Emersonn (Toulouse, £24m)
NEW LOANS IN: N/A
LOANS MADE PERMANENT: Chuba Akpom (Ajax, £7m), Cedric Kipre (Reims, £2.1m)
RETURNED FROM LOANS: Cieran Slicker (Barnet), Henry Gray (Harrogate), Harry Clarke (Charlton), Cameron Humphreys (Huddersfield), Chiedozie Ogbene (Sheffield United), Sammie Szmodics (Derby), Ali Al-Hamadi (Luton)
SUMMER 2026 EXITS
SOLD: Aro Muric (Sassuolo, £6m)
LOANS EXPIRED: Jens Cajuste (Napoli), Dan Neil (Sunderland), Ivan Azon (Como)
RELEASED: Conor Chaplin, Conor Townsend
LOANED OUT: Cieran Slicker (Barnsley)
CURRENT SENIOR SQUAD
GOALKEEPERS (4)
Christian Walton
Fee: Nominal, Brighton. Age: 30. ITFC apps: 133 (2). Country: England. Contract: 2028. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 19.
Alex Palmer
Fee: £2m, West Brom. Age: 29. ITFC apps: 27 (0). Country: England. Contract: 2028. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 13.
David Button
Fee: Free, Reading. Age: 37. ITFC apps: 0 (0). Country: England. Contract: 2027. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 5.
Henry Gray
Fee: Academy. Age: 21. ITFC apps: 0 (0). Country: New Zealand. Contract: 2027. Counts as a senior player? No. EPL apps: 0.
RIGHT-BACKS (3)
Darnell Furlong
Fee: £3.5m, West Brom. Age: 30. ITFC apps: 40 (0). Country: England. Contract: 2028. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 38.
Ben Johnson
Fee: Free, West Ham. Age: 26. ITFC apps: 27 (20). Country: England. Contract: 2028. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 92.
Harry Clarke
Fee: £1m, Arsenal. Age: 25. ITFC apps: 46 (21). Country: England. Contract: 2027. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 7.
CENTRE-BACKS (4)
Dara O’Shea
Fee: £12m, Burnley. Age: 27. ITFC apps: 82 (2). Country: Republic of Ireland (45 caps). Contract: 2030. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 96.
Jacob Greaves
Fee: £15m, Hull City. Age: 25. ITFC apps: 51 (3). Country: England. Contract: 2029. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 25.
Cedric Kipre
Fee: £2.1m, Reims. Age: 29. ITFC apps: 32 (3). Country: Ivory Coast (1 cap). Contract: 2028. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 0.
Elkan Baggott
Fee: Academy. Age: 23. ITFC apps: 7 (2). Country: Indonesia (28 caps). Contract: 2028. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 0.
LEFT-BACKS (1)
Leif Davis
Fee: £1.2m, Leeds. Age: 26. ITFC apps: 157 (4). Country: England. Contract: 2029. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 35.
CENTRE-MIDFIELDERS (3)
Azor Matusiwa
Fee: £7.8m, Rennes. Age: 28. ITFC apps: 46 (0). Country: Netherlands. Contract: 2029. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 0.
Jack Taylor
Fee: £1.5m Peterborough. Age: 28. ITFC apps: 45 (72). Country: Republic of Ireland (11 caps). Contract: 2028. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 32.
Cameron Humphreys
Fee: Academy. Age: 22. ITFC apps: 25 (18). Country: England. Contract: 2027. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 0.
RIGHT-WINGERS (4)
Wes Burns
Fee: £100k, Fleetwood. Age: 31. ITFC apps: 132 (32). Country: Wales (31 caps). Contract: 2027. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 18.
Kasey McAteer
Fee: £11.5m, Leicester. Age: 24. ITFC apps: 15 (14). Country: Republic of Ireland (8 caps). Contract: 2029. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 19.
Sindre Walle Egeli
Fee: £17.5m Norsjaelland. Age: 20. ITFC apps: 19 (11). Country: Norway. Contract: 2030. Counts as a senior player? No. EPL apps: 0.
Chiedozie Ogbene
Fee: £8m, Luton Town. Age: 29. ITFC apps: 6 (3). Country: Republic of Ireland (35 caps). Contract: 2028. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 35.
NO.10s (3)
Marcelino Nunez
Fee: £7.5m, Norwich City. Age: 26. ITFC apps: 24 (12). Country: Chile (33 caps). Contract: 2029. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 0.
Anis Mehmeti
Fee: £3.5m, Bristol City. Age: 25. ITFC apps: 11 (8). Country: Albania (5 caps). Contract: 2029. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 0.
Sammie Szmodics
Fee: £9m, Blackburn Rovers. Age: 30. ITFC apps: 22 (17). Country: Republic of Ireland (12 caps). Contract: 2028. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 20.
LEFT-WINGERS (2)
Jaden Philogene
Fee: £20m, Aston Villa. Age: 24. ITFC apps: 31 (16). Country: England. Contract: 2029. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 24.
Jack Clarke
Fee: £15m, Sunderland. Age: 25. ITFC apps: 40 (45). Country: England. Contract: 2028. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 32.
STRIKERS (4)
Emersonn
Fee: £24m, Toulouse. Age: 21. ITFC apps: 0 (0). Country: Brazil. Contract: 2031. Counts as a senior player? No. EPL apps: 0.
George Hirst
Fee: £1.5m, Leicester City. Age: 27. ITFC apps: 73 (52). Country: Scotland (10 caps). Contract: 2029. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 28.
Chuba Akpom
Fee: £7m, Ajax. Age: 30. ITFC apps: 9 (22). Country: England. Contract: 2029. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 4.
Ali Al-Hamadi
Fee: £1m, AFC Wimbledon. Age: 24. ITFC apps: 4 (25). Country: Iraq (21 caps). Contract: 2028. Counts as a senior player? Yes. EPL apps: 11.
CURRENT SQUAD SUMMARY
Total transfer fees paid: £164.7m
Total international caps: 240
Total Premier League apps: 553
SQUAD LIMIT SUMMARY
Premier League clubs can register a maximum of 25 senior players for the first half of the season (changes can be made until the end of the summer transfer window).
Players born on or after January 1, 2005 do not count towards the limit.
Ipswich currently have 25 players at the club who count as senior players.
AGES SUMMARY*
Players aged 18-21: 3
Players aged 22-25: 10
Players aged 26-29: 10
Players aged 30+: 6
CONTRACTS SUMMARY*
One year: 5
Two years: 12
Three years: 9
Four+ years: 3
*Including players away on loan