Blackpool and Wednesday Enter Ward Chase - Ipswich Town News

Blackpool and Sheffield Wednesday are the latest two Championship clubs to have approached Portsmouth regarding Town target Joel Ward, according to reports on the south coast. The 22-year-old defender or midfielder is believed to be holding talks with the Seasiders and Owls over the weekend before making a decision on his future next week.

Ward was http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=20770>already interesting the Blues Leeds, Crystal Palace and Burnley with Neil Warnock’s club previously reported to be the frontrunners for the one-time Bournemouth loanee, who will cost his new club a fee believed to be in the region of £450,000.

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