Jewell Hopeful Carson Will Sign Deal - Ipswich Town News
Town boss Paul Jewell has revealed that the Blues are hopeful that midfielder Josh Carson will sign his new contract soon. The Northern Ireland international has been offered an initial two-year deal with the option of further season.
Jewell told the club site: "We have offered Josh a two-year contract, with another year on top. We're waiting to hear back from Josh and his agent but we're hopeful that a deal can be agreed pretty soon."
The Northern Ireland international’s representatives have been in talks with Town regarding new terms since the summer with his current deal up at the end of June.
Town have 14 other players who are out of contract in the summer: Grant Leadbitter, Jason Scotland, Lee Bowyer, Richard Wright, Mark Kennedy, Tommy Smith, Shane O’Connor, Carlos Edwards, Ibrahima Sonko, Luke Hyam, Tamás Priskin, Ronan Murray, Cody Cropper and Cormac Burke.
Scotland and Bowyer have options of a further season based on appearances during this campaign, which may also be the case for one or two others.
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