Leeds United striker Billy Sharp has revealed that the Whites were willing to allow him to join the Blues when Town made a loan approach for him last month.
However, the 28-year-old didn’t think he’d play regularly if he moved to Portman Road with Daryl Murphy and David McGoldrick firmly established as the front two.
On Saturday, Sharp came on as an 87th minute sub and netted a dramatic final minute winner to hand Leeds a 2-1 win at Huddersfield.
"Leeds said I could have gone [to Ipswich] but I don’t want to leave,” Sharp told the Yorkshire Evening Post. "I’m settled here. It’s a great club and I want to score goals for Leeds.
"Ipswich have two good strikers and I wouldn’t have played much so I didn’t want to leave. But I am a professional footballer and I do want to play more.
"I’ve not scored anywhere near as many goals as I’d like to have done. I have not played as much either. But the fans have stuck by me and that one was for them.
"I’ve scored a few goals in my career and I fancy my chances of getting in the right place at the right time. I’m buzzing that I helped win a game.”