Hunt Close to Signing New Deal - Ipswich Town News
Winger Stephen Hunt has revealed that he is close to putting pen to paper on a longer term deal with the Blues. The 32-year-old joined Town last month on a short-term play-to-be-paid deal which is up in January.
Manager Mick McCarthy told Hunt he wanted him to remain at Portman Road a week ago and has now firmed up that interest by offering him new terms, understood to take the Ireland international to the end of the season.
"I'm on the right road to getting signed soon if all goes well.” he told the Irish Independent. "I'm happy. I don't want to go anywhere else.”
Hunt recalled how his move to the Blues initially came about after a frustrating summer in which a number of potential deals elsewhere had broken down.
"I called Mick, saying I would play for free and would just accept appearance money,” he said.
"He agreed. I arrived here on the Thursday, after a six and a half hour car journey from Ireland, signed on the Friday and played on the Saturday [at Blackpool].”
Hunt, who McCarthy previously took to Wolves from Hull City for £3 million in August 2010, has so far made one start and three sub appearances for Town.
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