Ipswich Town fans have waited 22 years for their club to return to the top flight of English football. They even had to endure four years in League One, but their wish was fulfilled last season. After securing promotion back to the Championship, Ipswich finished second on the table to clinch direct promotion to the Premier League, alongside Leicester, while Southampton later joined them through the playoffs.Considering that their predecessors Luton, Burnley, and Sheffield United did not fare well, with all three returning to the Championship after just one year in the Premier League, Ipswich is determined to assemble a squad capable of competing with their favored rivals and securing survival. Ipswich has already spent €83,500,000 in this transfer window, and on the eve of their first match — a Saturday home game against Liverpool at 2.30 PM EAT — they confirmed the arrival of three players.Arsenal and L’pool are City’s biggest threats – Chelsea, United and Spurs’ soul-searching continuesKalvin Phillips has officially joined on loan from Manchester City after losing his place in the England national team following a poor season, part of which he spent at West Ham. Additionally, Irish midfielder of Hungarian descent, Sammie Szmodics, the top scorer of the Championship last season with 27 goals for Blackburn, has been signed. The arrival of Swedish midfielder Jens Cajuste from Napoli, also on loan like Phillips, was also announced.Before these arrivals, the Tractor Boys had already signed Omari Hutchinson from Chelsea for €23,500,000, Jacob Greaves from Hull for €21,500,000, Liam Delap from Manchester City for €17,850,000, Arijanet Muric from Burnley for €9,550,000, Conor Townsend from West Brom for €590,000, and Ben Johnson as a free agent after his departure from West Ham.##NAJAVA_MECA_8275704##Kieran McKenna successfully brought Ipswich back to the top tier of English football in his first senior management role, having previously worked in the youth systems at Tottenham and Manchester United. Now, he faces the challenge of keeping them there, but this time he will be working under the scrutiny of the public eye’s much wider gaze.
