The previous season, the Tractor Boys successfully regained their place in the Championship following an outstanding League One campaign.
It was anticipated that the Suffolk team will spend a significant amount of money during the summer transfer window given the club’s wealth.
That wasn’t the case, though, as the team did sign players—probably not at the cost that many had assumed.
This January transfer window has started off the same for Ipswich, who have only completed loan agreements for new hires rather than opening their wallets to make any purchases.
That might be about to change, though, as it’s rumored that Ipswich is interested in signing AFC Wimbledon attacker Ali Al-Hamadi.
Before this transfer window closed, Ipswich had made AFC Wimbledon forward Ali Al-Hamadi a transfer target, as first reported by the East Anglian Daily Times.
The striker left Wycombe Wanderers in January of last year, having had a difficult season. However, the forward’s transfer to the London team has been quite successful, as evidenced by his brief but significant contribution to the team.
According to this story, the Tractor Boys have identified the 21-year-old as a target, and they now hope to finalize a deal by next Thursday.
The South London Press later disclosed that Ipswich had made a seven-figure offer for the striker, although that amount was less than what the League Two team was seeking once this article went into detail.AFC Wimbledon is reportedly holding out for more in the neighborhood of £2 million for their star, despite the Tractor Boys having placed a bid of more than £1 million.
Al-Hamadi is a player in League Two who has been drawing attention for a while. Because of the high demand for his services coming into this transfer window, it was anticipated that he would depart Plough Lane.
Having to deal with one or two injuries, the most serious of which is George Hirst’s hamstring problem, Ipswich find themselves needing to reinforce their forward line.
A number of names have been connected to the club, but it appears that Al-Hamadi is the main target.
The fact that the striker is still only 21 years old and has never played in a championship game may worry the club’s supporters.
However, there is a lot of rationale behind the club’s prudent decision to sign the player, even though there may be risks involved in this agreement.
Al-Hamadi has made 23 league appearances so far this season, scoring 13 goals and dishing out six assists. The striker has also been chosen to the League Two team of the week four times, continuing to show his impressive play.
Al-Hamadi averages 0.6 goals per game and 3.7 shots per game, of which 1.7 are on goal. He scores every 151 minutes of play. Based on SofaScore.com, the forward has a goal conversion rate of 15%.
This season, the Dons striker has produced seven significant opportunities for his teammates.
According to SofaScore.com, he has also tallied 1.4 critical passes, averages a 76% pass success rate per game, and has a 51% successful dribble rate.
Even though Al-Hamadi is far from ready yet, he has a lot of potential and might develop into an even more talented attacker with the correct team and manager.
Even though he is playing at a lower level of football, the attacker has already demonstrated his talent with his outstanding quickness and ability to take players on and defeat them.
With his ability to score with both feet and his ability to read the game well enough to put himself in favorable scoring positions, the 21-year-old has many positive traits in his game.
However, as previously mentioned, he is still a work in progress, so patience will be required. However, under McKenna, he can shape him into the player he desires, and he may play as their number nine for many years to come.Ipswich has been chasing Leicester City despite the fact that the two teams have been leading the league for nearly the whole season as they both strive for promotion to the Premier League. For the Tractor Boys, it would be their first time playing in the top division in 22 years, and because of Kieran Mckenna, this is their best opportunity since being demoted in 2002.
Ipswich had gone through a little dry patch, losing five league games, and it looked like they were going to fall out of the top two. That all changed on Monday night when the team went to King Power Stadium to play the league leaders in a pivotal match.
Despite trailing 1-0 at the break, Ipswich rallied with a goal from January acquisition Jeremy Sarmiento in the 89th minute to salvage a point for Suffolk. The Tractor Boys are still atop the standings, but Leeds and Southampton are right behind them.Having already added Lewis Travis and Sarmiento to his roster this month, McKenna appears to be optimistic about acquiring more players as the January transfer window approaches its last week. Football League World examines three names that are currently being connected to a move to Portman Road today.
