Ipswich agree fee for Blackburn striker Szmodics

Blackburn person accepted an connection from Ipswich for guardant Sammie Szmodics that could emergence to astir £11m.

The clubs person been successful talks for complete six weeks and person made a breakthrough aft prolonged negotiations.

Ipswich had multiple bids rejected for past season's 27-goal Championship apical scorer, but BBC Sport understands Szmodics is now owed for a aesculapian successful Suffolk aft a interest of £9m positive add-on bonuses was agreed.

Rovers had been disappointment pinch really agelong negotiations had been taking, pinch talks starting astatine nan opening of July, while Ipswich felt Blackburn's first asking value of complete £15m was excessively high.

But they person recovered a discuss and Szmodics is expected to subordinate nan caller recruits astatine Portman Road arsenic Ipswich hole for a return to nan Premier League.

England midfielder Kalvin Phillips is poised to subordinate connected a season-long indebtedness from Manchester City, it was revealed connected Thursday.

There will beryllium precocious hopes astatine Ipswich that Szmodics tin show his finishing prowess successful nan apical flight.

Szmodics scored 33 goals successful each competitions successful nan 2023-24 play - for a career-best haul - and his publication was cardinal to keeping Blackburn successful nan Championship.

He publically said earlier this twelvemonth he wanted to play successful nan apical formation and now nan chance should come.

He has 3 goals successful 2 games this play aft scoring successful nan 4-2 triumph complete Derby earlier grabbing a double successful nan 6-1 Carabao Cup triumph against Stockport connected Tuesday.

A move to Suffolk besides moves nan Republic of Ireland world person to home, having been calved successful Colchester.

He made 162 appearances, scoring 38 goals, for his hometown nine and has besides played for Bristol City and Peterborough.

Ipswich big Liverpool connected Saturday, their first Premier League crippled since 2002.