x

Three Belgians Linked! - Ipswich Town News

Town are now being linked with three Belgian players, not just Bart Goor as reported yesterday. It seems that Genk's Marc Hendrikx and Tom Soetaers of Dutch club Roda JC Kerkrade are also players George Burley will be looking at on his intensive scouting tour over the next few days.

If he was at Elland Road last night he would have been impressed with Goor who created the Anderlecht goal and came close to scoring himself.

Goor is one of the highest rated players in Belgium, but it is being suggested that he might be out of Town's range if the £5.5 million figure he is apparently valued at in Belgium is correct.

Of the other two targets Hendricx is a 26-year-old attacking midfielder who formerly played for Lommel. He doesn't sound the most prolific of players having scored just eight goals in the last three seasons, despite previous experience as a striker. He is a regular for the Belgian national side and is described as very versatile.

20-year-old Tom Soetaers is more of a forward player and is the youngest of the trio. The Belgian U21 cap joined his current club, Roda JC Kerkrade, at the beginning of this season and is under contract until 2005. Despite his club's high position in the Dutch League, 5th, the high wages and high profile of the Premiership may be tempting.

Of course, George Burley won't be signing all of them if any. As David Sheepshanks said last night we shouldn't read too much into any players we are linked with. However, it is good to keep an eye on the players who may become future Portman Road heroes.

What to read next:

Leicester City 1-0 Ipswich Town - Half-Time
Jamie Vardy’s perhaps inevitable goal on his final appearance for Leicester City has given the Foxes a 1-0 half-time lead over the Blues at the King Power Stadium.
Leicester City v Ipswich Town - Chatroom Open
Join us in the chatroom to discuss the game as it unfolds with hundreds of other Town fans.
Four Changes For Town at Leicester
Town boss Kieran McKenna has made four changes for this afternoon’s game against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium with George Hirst, Leif Davis, Jens Cajuste and Jack Clarke returning to the XI.
Leicester City v Ipswich Town - Predictions
Have you predicted the Leicester score yet? Thirty seven per cent of TWTD members are predicting a Town win this afternoon, 40 per cent a draw and 23 per cent are predicting a home win. The most commonly predicted result is a 1-1 draw with Delap scoring first, but what do you think?
Davis: We're Going to Have to Do Everything We Can to Keep Vardy Quiet
Leif Davis says he is expecting another intense meeting with Leicester City this weekend, the Blues having drawn each of the last three meetings with the Foxes.
Davis: I Felt Like I Let My Teammates Down
Town defender Leif Davis has admitted he feels he let his teammates down following his sending off against Arsenal last month.
Rangers Linked With Burgess
Scottish giants Rangers are reportedly interested in out-of-contract Blues central defender Cameron Burgess.
Sheeran Call Me Ted Poster Unveiled
Call Me Ted’s final poster of the season by Blues sponsor and minority shareholder Ed Sheeran has been unveiled.
McKenna: Finishing Above Leicester the Motivation
Town boss Kieran McKenna says the motivation when the Blues travel to face Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Sunday is finishing above the Foxes in the Premier League table.
Humphreys: I'm Gutted Now, But It's Been a Really Good Season
Blues midfielder Cameron Humphreys is gutted that his loan side Wycombe Wanderers were beaten 1-0 by Charlton Athletic in the League One play-off semi-final last night but says he will look back on the spell positively once the dust settled.