Conor Townsend leaves West Bromwich Albion for Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town have secured the signing of Conor Townsend from West Bromwich Albion.Townsend, a 31-year-old full-back, has inked a two-year deal with the club.

Townsend began his career in Hull City's youth system, experiencing loan spells at Grimsby Town, Chesterfield, Carlisle United, Dundee United, and Scunthorpe United.

He joined Scunthorpe United permanently in January 2016, marking his first goal in a 6-0 victory over Swindon Town in March that same year.

After making 88 appearances for Scunthorpe, Townsend transferred to West Bromwich Albion in July 2018. He debuted for the Baggies in a 4-3 win against Norwich City and played a crucial role in their 2019/20 campaign, featuring in 27 league matches and helping the team secure automatic promotion to the Premier League.

Last season, Townsend appeared 46 times across all competitions for West Brom, contributing four assists and helping the team achieve 12 clean sheets in the league.

Expressing his enthusiasm about the move, Townsend told TownTV, "I’m delighted to be here. To play in the Premier League again is a big challenge for me and this kind of opportunity doesn’t come around very often, so I jumped at the chance."

He added, "The move came around quite quickly and I’m excited to get started. I have had good conversations with the manager and everyone speaks very highly of him, so I’m looking forward to getting started and working under him."

Reflecting on his previous encounters with Ipswich, Townsend noted, "I played against Ipswich twice last season and both were very tough games. What the team was able to achieve last season was special, so I’m excited to be a part of it now."

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