Nineteen-year-old striker Luca Fletcher joined Ipswich Town on a permanent deal in the summer after a successful loan spell from Manchester City.
While at City, rapid forward Fletcher, an England Under-17s international, helped the club reach the FA Youth Cup final in 2024 and 2025 before impressing at Ipswich, scoring six times in the Premier League 2.
He is yet to play a senior game, but has been training with Ipswich’s first team, with new boss Gary O’Neil saying he has been impressed by the youngster.
Town’s attacking options look limited with unproven Brazilian striker Emersonn, 22, joining for £24m, and Japan’s Daizen Maeda also signing in an £8m move from Celtic.
In the Championship, the centre-forward duties were shared between George Hurst and on-loan Spaniard Ivan Azon.
However, Hirst, an unused member of Scotland’s World Cup squad, only scored 11 league goals, while Azon only got five and has returned to parent club Como.
