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Keane: Striker Target Identified - Ipswich Town News

Boss Roy Keane says he has identified a player who he feels can help end Town’s goalscoring woes. The Town manager feels this season’s lack of goals - skipper Jon Walters topped the charts with just eight - came as a shock.

Keane told the club site: "There are loads that we need to improve on, players, staff, but without doubt getting in a goalscorer or two is a priority.

"The lack of goals last season was the biggest single disappointment for me and I think it caught us all by surprise.

"In terms of a goalscorer, I have a player who I have identified as someone I feel could come in and do a good job for us and he is a realistic target.

"I'd like to get one or two positions covered pretty quickly, but I'm also aware that I need to show an element of patience. I'd like to have players in place by the time we start pre-season but lots of deals get done well into the summer, so we may have to sit tight for a while."

Scunthorpe’s Gary Hooper has been regularly linked with the Blues and several other clubs in recent weeks, while Cardiff’s Michael Chopra is also claimed to be a potential target, along with former loanee Daryl Murphy.

Keane has confirmed that he will also be looking at adding a third keeper to his squad now that Richard Wright has been released: "That's another area we have to get right. We've let Wrighty go, so we need to bring another keeper in. We used five goalkeepers last season and you're not going to get anywhere when you use those numbers."

Sunderland’s Marton Fulop is understood to be Keane’s number one goalkeeping target.

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