New striker Michael Chopra has targeted scoring the goals which fire the Blues back to the Premier League as Town are reported to be in talks with another frontman. Sheffield United’s Ched Evans is said to be speaking to the Blues and Leicester City regarding a £1.2 million switch with the Blades having been relegated to League One.
Former Cardiff man Chopra said: "The club is ambitious. Ipswich want to be back in the Premier League and hopefully I can play my part in that being achieved. I've scored goals at this level before and I want to do the same for Ipswich.
"I'm looking forward to reporting for pre-season [on June 29th] and getting down to work with the other players, getting on with the job of trying to win promotion.
"There are good players here. It's a club with a lot of potential. It's a club that has been in the Premier League before and I'm here to help them get back to that level again."
Wales international Evans has been linked with the Blues on a number of occasions this summer and, like Chopra, was previously a target of former boss Roy Keane.
Meanwhile, released Town striker Kevin Lisbie says he’s not sure whether he will be staying with loan club Millwall: "Unfortunately, we are a long way from agreeing terms at the moment.
"I spoke to the gaffer at the end of the season and he told me that he was going to offer me something.
"He did offer me something, but I'm not keen on what he offered me, so I'm hoping that they will come back to me with an improved deal, but we will have to wait and see.”
Colchester have also been linked with their former striker but manager John Ward says he’s not yet made the 32-year-old an offer.
Another ex-Blues frontman, Dean Bowditch, has been linked with the U’s having turned down a new contract at Yeovil.
Elsewhere, a report in South Yorkshire says exiting Town defender Troy Brown will sign for Rotherham this week, as first revealed by TWTD a fortnight ago.
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