Macclesfield Town right-back Elliott Hewitt is understood to be set to undergo a medical at Portman Road this afternoon as the Blues close in on their first signing of the summer. A fee was agreed with the Silkmen last week with talks regarding personal terms having taken place over the last few days.
Wales U21 international Hewitt, who turns 18 on Wednesday, would appear to be viewed as a deputy to skipper Carlos Edwards in the short-term, before ultimately taking over from the veteran Trinidadian.
We understand the Blues made regular trips to Moss Rose to monitor Hewitt’s progress until he picked up a hip injury which required surgery and ended his season in March, leaving him unable to take part in his club's ultimately unsuccessful bid to avoid dropping into the Blue Square Bet Premier.
Up to then Hewitt had made 19 starts and five sub appearances during 2011/12, having become Macclesfield’s youngest-ever player at 16 years and 342 days on the final day of the previous campaign.
Capped five times by Wales at U21 level in addition to three games for their U17s, Hewitt has previously been linked with Arsenal, Everton and Chelsea.
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