Jewell Confirms Friend Bid - Ipswich Town News
Town manager Paul Jewell has confirmed that the Blues made a bid for Doncaster defender George Friend, whose move to Middlesbrough is set to be confirmed on Monday.
Jewell said: "There was a lot of talk about George Friend. I don’t believe what I read in the papers.
"[Doncaster manager] Dean Saunders rang me and told me that Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest had made bids for him. We did enquire after him, in fact we made a bid for him but he decided to go to Middlesbrough.”
The Blues boss says he is continuing his search for new recruits: "We need some players that’s for sure, we need some physicality in the team. We need some strength and some power.
"I’ve been frustrated with a number of attempts to try and bring in players over the summer, but I’ll continue to try and improve the squad.”
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