Town Amongst Clubs Linked With Spurr - Ipswich Town News
Town are amongst a number of Championship clubs reported to be interested in out-of-contract Doncaster Rovers left-back Tommy Spurr. Reading, Blackburn, Derby and Birmingham are also said to be eyeing the 25-year-old former Sheffield Wednesday defender.
Leeds-born Spurr started his career with the Owls where he made 205 starts and six substitute appearances, scoring seven times, before moving to Doncaster for a fee reported to be £200,000 in June 2011.
The 6ft 1in tall defender was a regular in the Rovers side which won promotion from League One back to the Championship during 2012/13 and new terms are expected to be on offer at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Spurr was previously mentioned in connection with the Blues in March 2008 when then-boss Jim Magilton dismissed the link.
Town are unlikely to be in the market for a left-back unless current first-choice Aaron Cresswell moves on during the close season.
Aston Villa, whose scouts were regularly at Portman Road in the second half of 2012/13, are understood to be considering whether to revive last summer’s interest in the former Tranmere man with the 23-year-old on manager Paul Lambert’s list of potential summer targets.
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