Town midfielder Luke Hyam has put pen to paper on the contract extension until June 2014 he agreed last month. TWTD had revealed that the 20-year-old former Northgate High School pupil had begun talks regarding extending his previous deal, which he signed in February.
Hyam, whose new terms include an option for another season, told the club site: "I’m obviously pleased to have signed a new contract.
"I’ve had one year deals for a while, so this gives me some stability. Everyone knows that Ipswich is my club and I grew up watching the team play and I’d like to stay here and play for as long as I can.”
He admits he wasn’t always confident he would stay with the Blues: "I did think halfway through last season that I might have to move on.
"I wasn’t really playing any games and was a long way from getting in the first team. I could have gone out on loan but decided to stay at the club and have managed to turn things around.
"That’s been proved to be the right decision and now I just want to keep working hard and show the manager what I can do and hopefully play as many games as possible.” Hyam, whose previous deal was understood to be worth only £650 a week, has made five first team starts this season, taking his overall appearances total to 28 including three games from the bench. The academy product is yet to score a senior goal. Photos: Action Images/ITFCWhat to read next:
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