Ipswich Town are the Championship’s top scorers after 22 games so far this season, leading many to believe their attacking prowess holds the key to a second consecutive promotion.
Kieran McKenna’s side have only fired once all season, that being the 2-0 defeat to West Bromwich Albion on November 25, with the Tractor Boys being the most potent attacking force in the Championship with 47 goals currently scored.Despite the fears, there isn’t a player in this team who is an outstanding goalscorer, as can be seen in the table below with all the Town attackers who have found the net so far. This has led to reports from Alan Nixon via Patreon that the Tractor Boys board will hand the Northern Irishman a sum of £3 million to find the next solution in his attacking department.Speaking exclusively to FLW, Carlton Palmer appreciates that Town have had a number of goalscorers, but remains confident that, despite having four forwards who have contributed to 26 of those 47 goals, none of them will end up with at least 20 goals if we reach the border . the end of the season “It has been reported that the Ipswich board will back Kieran McKenna in the January transfer window, with him set to receive a £3 million prize fund to strengthen his attacking position.”Ipswich are top of the table together with Leicester with 52 points and have scored the most with 47 in 22 games. They shared the goals: Chaplin (8), Broadhead (8), Hirst (6), Ladapo (4) – We didn’t have a single striker who looked capable of scoring 20 goals.” Palmer continued.”They drew against Norwich last weekend but they created enough chances. The ruthlessness that a man with 20 goals in a season brings with him is simply missing. I think if they get that guy they can cross the line for consecutive promotions.Palmer went on to say that McKenna will once again have to be extremely clever in the coming period to find the man who can bring a new dimension to Town’s attack, as £3m can no longer be considered a lot of money in the transfer market current. .”€3 million for a real goalscorer isn’t a lot, and I’m sure Kieran has his eye on the Premier League, so he could be looking for someone capable of making the leap in quality.”“Kieran has made good use of the loan market this season by acquiring young players from Premier League clubs, so this could be one avenue he wants to pursue.”With Diallo having the ability to play up front like Nathan Broadhead, this isn’t the worst proposition in the world, and given how talented he was last season he would be an important addition moving forward.TeamTalk recently announced that Sunderland are keen for a second spell for the Ivorian at the Stadium of Light. However, the report goes on to state that the Black Cats will face championship competition this time around, so it remains to be seen whether the Blues will also have him on their respective shortlist.
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