Ipswich Town are getting ready for their return to the Premier League. Below is a breakdown of the current squad.
August 2026 additions
PLAYERS SIGNED (10): Emersonn (Toulouse, £24m), Kayne van Oevelen (FC Volendam, £3.4m), Abdul Fatawu (Leicester, £20m), Issa Diop (Fulham, £8.5m), Daizen Maeda (Celtic, £8.5m), Kjell Scherpen (Union Saint-Gilloise, £8.5m), Florentino Luis (Burnley, £16m), Sasa Lukic (Fulham, £9m), Abdoul Ouattara (Strasbourg, £17m), Julio Enciso (Strasbourg, £26m)
NEW LOANS: None
PREVIOUS LOANS NOW PERMANENT: Chuba Akpom (Ajax, £7m), Cedric Kipre (Reims, £2.1m)
BACK 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 DEPARTURES
PERMANENT TRANSFERS: Aro Muric (Sassuolo, £6m), Elkan Baggott (Millwall, £1m), Wes Burns (Leicester City, £75k), Harry Clarke (Preston, £1.5m)
LOAN AGREEMENTS ENDED: Jens Cajuste (Napoli), Dan Neil (Sunderland), Ivan Azon (Como)
CONTRACT TERMINATIONS: Conor Chaplin (joined Leicester), Conor Townsend (joined West Brom)
SENT OUT ON LOAN: Cieran Slicker (Barnsley), Henry Gray (Wellington Phoenix), Sammie Szmodics (Derby)
CURRENT FIRST-TEAM ROSTER
GOALKEEPERS (5)
Kjell Scherpen
Cost: £8.5m from Union Saint-Gilloise. Age: 26. Ipswich appearances: 0. Nationality: Netherlands. Deal runs until: 2030. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 0.
Christian Walton
Cost: Minimal from Brighton. Age: 30. Ipswich appearances: 133 (2). Nationality: England. Deal runs until: 2028. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 19.
Kayne van Oevelen
Cost: £3.4m from FC Volendam. Age: 22. Ipswich appearances: 0. Nationality: Netherlands. Deal runs until: 2031. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 0.
Alex Palmer
Cost: £2m from West Brom. Age: 29. Ipswich appearances: 27 (0). Nationality: England. Deal runs until: 2028. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 13.
David Button
Cost: Free from Reading. Age: 37. Ipswich appearances: 0 (0). Nationality: England. Deal runs until: 2027. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 5.
RIGHT-BACKS (3)
Abdoul Ouattara
Cost: £17m from Strasbourg. Age: 20. Ipswich appearances: 0. Nationality: Ivory Coast. Deal runs until: 2031. Registered as senior player: No. Premier League appearances: 0.
Darnell Furlong
Cost: £3.5m from West Brom. Age: 30. Ipswich appearances: 40 (0). Nationality: England. Deal runs until: 2028. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 38.
Ben Johnson
Cost: Free from West Ham. Age: 26. Ipswich appearances: 27 (20). Nationality: England. Deal runs until: 2028. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 92.
CENTRE-BACKS (4)
Dara O’Shea
Cost: £12m from Burnley. Age: 27. Ipswich appearances: 82 (2). Nationality: Republic of Ireland (45 caps). Deal runs until: 2030. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 96.
Issa Diop
Cost: £8.5m from Fulham. Age: 29. Ipswich appearances: 0. Nationality: Morocco (9 caps). Deal runs until: 2029. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 173.
Jacob Greaves
Cost: £15m from Hull City. Age: 25. Ipswich appearances: 51 (3). Nationality: England. Deal runs until: 2029. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 25.
Cedric Kipre
Cost: £2.1m from Reims. Age: 29. Ipswich appearances: 32 (3). Nationality: Ivory Coast (1 cap). Deal runs until: 2028. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 0.
LEFT-BACKS (1)
Leif Davis
Cost: £1.2m from Leeds. Age: 26. Ipswich appearances: 157 (4). Nationality: England. Deal runs until: 2029. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 35.
CENTRAL MIDFIELDERS (5)
Sasa Lukic
Cost: £9m from Fulham. Age: 30. Ipswich appearances: 0. Nationality: Serbia (62 caps). Deal runs until: 2030. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 92.
Azor Matusiwa
Cost: £7.8m from Rennes. Age: 28. Ipswich appearances: 46 (0). Nationality: Netherlands. Deal runs until: 2029. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 0.
Florentino Luis
Cost: £16m from Burnley. Age: 26. Ipswich appearances: 0. Nationality: Portugal. Deal runs until: 2031. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 31.
Jack Taylor
Cost: £1.5m from Peterborough. Age: 28. Ipswich appearances: 45 (72). Nationality: Republic of Ireland (11 caps). Deal runs until: 2028. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 32.
Cameron Humphreys
Cost: Academy product. Age: 22. Ipswich appearances: 25 (18). Nationality: England. Deal runs until: 2027. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 0.
RIGHT WINGERS (3)
Abdul Fatawu
Cost: £20m from Leicester. Age: 22. Ipswich appearances: 0. Nationality: Ghana (32 caps). Deal runs until: 2031. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 11.
Kasey McAteer
Cost: £11.5m from Leicester. Age: 24. Ipswich appearances: 15 (14). Nationality: Republic of Ireland (8 caps). Deal runs until: 2029. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 19.
Chiedozie Ogbene
Cost: £8m from Luton Town. Age: 29. Ipswich appearances: 6 (3). Nationality: Republic of Ireland (35 caps). Deal runs until: 2028. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 35.
ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS (4)
Julio Enciso
Cost: £26m from Strasbourg. Age: 22. Ipswich appearances: 12 (1). Nationality: Paraguay (37 caps). Deal runs until: 2031. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 57.
Sindre Walle Egeli
Cost: £17.5m from Norsjaelland. Age: 20. Ipswich appearances: 19 (11). Nationality: Norway. Deal runs until: 2030. Registered as senior player: No. Premier League appearances: 0.
Marcelino Nunez
Cost: £7.5m from Norwich City. Age: 26. Ipswich appearances: 24 (12). Nationality: Chile (33 caps). Deal runs until: 2029. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 0.
Anis Mehmeti
Cost: £3.5m from Bristol City. Age: 25. Ipswich appearances: 11 (8). Nationality: Albania (5 caps). Deal runs until: 2029. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 0.
LEFT WINGERS (3)
Jaden Philogene
Cost: £20m from Aston Villa. Age: 24. Ipswich appearances: 31 (16). Nationality: England. Deal runs until: 2029. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 24.
Daizen Maeda
Cost: £8m from Celtic. Age: 28. Ipswich appearances: 0. Nationality: Japan (30 caps). Deal runs until: 2029. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 0.
Jack Clarke
Cost: £15m from Sunderland. Age: 25. Ipswich appearances: 40 (45). Nationality: England. Deal runs until: 2028. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 32.
FORWARDS (4)
Emersonn
Cost: £24m from Toulouse. Age: 21. Ipswich appearances: 0 (0). Nationality: Brazil. Deal runs until: 2031. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 0.
George Hirst
Cost: £1.5m from Leicester City. Age: 27. Ipswich appearances: 73 (52). Nationality: Scotland (10 caps). Deal runs until: 2029. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 28.
Chuba Akpom
Cost: £7m from Ajax. Age: 30. Ipswich appearances: 9 (22). Nationality: England. Deal runs until: 2029. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 4.
Ali Al-Hamadi
Cost: £1m from AFC Wimbledon. Age: 24. Ipswich appearances: 4 (25). Nationality: Iraq (21 caps). Deal runs until: 2028. Registered as senior player: Yes. Premier League appearances: 11.
OVERVIEW OF SQUAD
Total expenditure on transfers: £278m
Combined international caps: 339
Combined Premier League appearances: 872
SQUAD SIZE RESTRICTIONS
Premier League teams may register a maximum of 25 senior players for the opening portion of the campaign, with adjustments permitted until the summer transfer window closes.
Those born on or after January 1, 2005 do not count toward this quota.
Ipswich currently have 30 individuals registered as senior players.
AGE BREAKDOWN
Aged 18-21: 3
Aged 22-25: 10
Aged 26-29: 14
Aged 30 and above: 5
CONTRACT LENGTHS
One-year deals: 2
Two-year deals: 9
Three-year deals: 11
Four-year deals: 4
Five-year deals: 6