Ipswich Town transfer news: Tractor Boys 'tracking' Champions League right-back ahead of January window

Ipswich Town are reportedly funny successful signing Bodo/Glimt defender Fredrik Sjovold successful January.

The Tractor Boys person made a dependable commencement to beingness backmost successful the Premier League nether Gary O'Neil, with Ipswich defeated 1-0 by Everton successful their last lucifer earlier the September/October planetary break.

The East Anglians are seemingly successful the full-back marketplace up of the New Year pursuing the summertime exit of backup enactment Conor Townsend, who has re-joined erstwhile nine West Bromwich Albion.

Ipswich person collected a respectable full of six points from their opening 5 top-flight fixtures of the 2026-27 term, leaving them successful 11th spot successful the Premier League standings, up of some Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.

Following the three-week planetary pause, the Tractor Boys instrumentality to competitory enactment connected October 10, erstwhile relegation-threatened Fulham are the latest visitors to Portman Road successful the apical flight.

Ipswich eyeing up Bodo/Glimt defender?

According to ontheminute.com, Ipswich are connected the hunt for a caller right-back enactment during the January transportation window, erstwhile caput manager O'Neil volition anticipation to spot his endurance propulsion boosted by caller arrivals.

The study claims that the Tractor Boys are 'tracking' Bodo/Glimt defender Sjovold, who is presently distant connected planetary work with Norway for UEFA Nations League enactment against Portugal, Denmark and Wales.

It is understood that Ipswich are yet to taxable a ceremonial attack for the 23-year-old, however, the adjacent steps of the East Anglians' pursuit could beryllium taken implicit the coming weeks arsenic the New Year approaches.

Sjovold is simply a right-back by commercialized but possesses the quality to invert into cardinal midfield positions - a prime that is highly charismatic to Premier League clubs adopting a progressive benignant of play.

The Norway planetary was portion of the Bodo/Glimt broadside that turned retired to beryllium the astonishment bundle successful the Champions League, reaching the past 16 earlier losing to Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon.

Ipswich's right-back situation

Making his afloat Premier League debut astatine Everton anterior to the planetary break, Abdoul Ouattara is the latest right-back enactment for Ipswich arsenic they look to marque their starting XI competitory successful the apical flight.

Having played successful the Champions League, Sjovold arguably possesses the greater pedigree erstwhile comparing the pair, however, Ouattara's acquisition successful Ligue 1 indispensable beryllium valued implicit the Norwegian Eliteserien.

Sjovold's astir caller Champions League lucifer ended successful a battering astatine the hands of Bayern Munich earlier this month.