Hewitt Set for Double Celebration - Ipswich Town News
As predicted on Sunday, Macclesfield right-back Elliott Hewitt looks set to celebrate his 18th birthday on Wednesday by completing his move to Town.
The Wales U21 international has been at Portman Road today to undergo his medical and do the paperwork on his switch from the Silkmen, who were recently relegated to the Blue Square Bet Premier.
The deal’s probable completion on Wednesday may relate to rules preventing players aged below 18 from signing terms longer than two years with Town likely to have handed Hewitt a three-year contract, perhaps with the option of an additional season.
The fee is likely to remain undisclosed but is believed to be in the region of an initial £250,000 plus the usual milestone clauses building to significantly higher overall total.
Hewitt’s 2011/12 campaign came to an early end in March due to a hip impingement problem which required surgery and he’s due to spend time rehabilitating at the Lilleshall National Sports Centre in the next few weeks.
In action for Macclesfield against Bolton in the FA Cup in January
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