Town have confirmed that former Bristol City skipper Cole Skuse has agreed to join the Blues on a three-year contract on July 1st. The 27-year-old midfielder’s terms with his hometown club are up at the end of June.
Free agent Skuse, whose proposed move to the Blues has been rumoured for some months, told the club site: "I loved my time at Bristol, they gave me a chance in the game and I’ll always be grateful for that.
"It’s the right time for me to move on though. I need a fresh challenge and when I knew Ipswich wanted me, I didn’t have to think too hard about the decision.
"I had a few options but with Mick McCarthy and Terry Connor in charge at Ipswich, that shows the intent of the club to move forward and I can’t wait to get going.”
Robins managing director Jon Lansdown is disappointed to see Skuse depart: "Cole has been a credit to the club since he joined at the age of 10 and has progressed through the system to play more than 300 games for the first team.
"It’s a shame that we have reached a point where it is time for him to move on, but I wish him all the best with his future career.
"Our aim now is to produce more homegrown players like Cole going forward.”
Skuse, who has also played in defence, spent 17 years with his hometown club. Having come through their youth system, he made his senior debut in the 2004/05 season.
The Robins' Player of the Year in 2009/10, Skuse made a total of 245 starts and 62 sub appearances while at Ashton Gate, scoring nine goals.
The 6ft 1in tall midfielder is likely to be the one of several Bosman additions this summer with an increasingly large number of players out of contract each summer and with the Blues unlikely to want to spend too much on fees.