Drury and Lee-Barrett Released - Ipswich Town News
TWTD understands that Andy Drury and Arran Lee-Barrett have been told they will not be offered new contracts by the Blues, while Lee Martin has been handed a new deal on significantly reduced terms. Manager Mick McCarthy met with the members of his squad whose contracts are up at the end of the season over the last few days.
Despite the offer, we understand Martin also seems likely to be on his way over the summer with the club and the player some way apart regarding the terms of a new deal.
Drury became Paul Jewell’s first signing when he joined from Luton for a fee of £150,000 in January 2011. The 29-year-old went on to make 46 starts and 18 sub appearances for the Blues, scoring four goals.
Lee-Barrett, 29, rejoined his hometown club as the replacement for the retiring Shane Supple in August 2009, having been released at 16 by the academy. He made 40 starts and two sub appearances.
Martin was one of Roy Keane’s first signings, joining from Manchester United for a fee understood to be approaching the £2 million mark in July 2009 on a four-year deal believed to be worth around £13,000 a week. The 26-year-old made 89 starts and 17 appearances from the bench, scoring six times.
We understand third-choice keeper Jason Brown, who joined on a short-term contract in March, is set to be offered the chance to extend his stay at Portman Road.
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