A newly-promoted club have just stepped up their interest in signing a young player from Chelsea this summer.
With the transfer window now fast approaching, players are being linked with moves in and out of Stamford Bridge.
Now, Chelsea’s £20m-rated talent is receiving serious interest.
Club accelerate interest in Chelsea attacker
The Guardian claims that Ipswich Town have ramped up their interest in signing Chelsea’s Omari Hutchinson this summer.
It is explained that the 20-year-old winger is ‘likely’ to leave Stamford Bridge in the upcoming window.
The report says that Ipswich are trying to wrap up a deal that could cost up to £20m, but there’s rival interest from German side Stuttgart.
Apparently, clubs may need to wait for incoming Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca to assess the youngster’s future first.
Omari Hutchinson to Ipswich makes sense
The Chelsea Chronicle would prefer Hutchinson’s summer exit to be another loan. Certainly, the young skilful forward has the potential to be a success in the top division, so selling him could be a mistake further down the line.
In terms of joining Ipswich this summer, it feels like a no-brainer for the Chelsea youngster.
He spent the whole of the 2023/24 campaign on loan at Portman Road, where he played an important role in guiding Ipswich to automatic promotion from the Championship to the Premier League.
The right-winger ended up as a mainstay in the final months of the season, finishing the year with 11 goals and six assists in 50 appearances.
Now that Kieran McKenna’s signed a new deal as Ipswich manager, Hutchinson going back next season to continue that relationship would be great for his development. Speaking via the East Anglian Daily Times in September last year, Ipswich boss McKenna hailed Hutchinson as “excellent” after one display.
It’s no surprise that the Guardian report above has named Chelsea’s Hutchinson as a priority for Ipswich following last year’s loan success.