McAuley Set for West Brom - Ipswich Town News
West Bromwich Albion have emerged as the Premier League side departing Town defender Gareth McAuley is set to join. Earlier today, Blues boss Paul Jewell revealed that McAuley and skipper David Norris had decided to leave the club having failed to agree new terms at Portman Road.
McAuley had previously been linked with SPL giants Rangers but Baggies boss Roy Hodgson was spotted at the recent East Anglian derby with the Northern Ireland international evidently the reason for his visit to Suffolk.
Despite links with Crystal Palace in recent days, Norris now looks to be on his way to Portsmouth, the side who made their targeting of the Town captain little secret in January. Leeds, Wigan and Nottingham Forest are also believed to be interested.
Elsewhere, the Blues face stiff competition from Premier League Everton and weekend opponents Leicester for the signature of Coventry keeper Keiren Westwood, whose contract is up at the end of the season.
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