Midfielder Teddy Bishop has put pen to paper on a new contract until 2018 this afternoon with the deal having an option for a further season. The 18-year-old was previously contracted until the summer of 2016.
"It’s great news. I’m delighted for the Bish and for the club,” boss Mick McCarthy told the club site.
"He is going to play in the Premier League, no doubt about that. Let’s hope it’s with us. He wants it to be with us and hopefully it will be next year. We’ve still got a chance.
"Whatever happens, he will play there because he’s that good. This is no false dawn. I’m not looking through rose-tinted glasses. He can be top class.
"We are still nursing him through games because of the physical side of the Championship but in terms of what he does on the pitch, he has been great.
"Aitor Karanka, the Middlesbrough manager, got it right when he said he shone like a beacon against them.”
Bishop added: "I'm delighted to get the new contract and I'm glad to have got everything signed.
Very happy to have signed a new contract with ipswich town ðŸ‘âš½ï¸ pic.twitter.com/jnFo9m3KM2– Ted bishop (@ted10bishop) February 20, 2015
"The season has gone really well so far- for both me and Ipswich- and hopefully we can keep pushing on.
McCarthy also confirmed that first-year scholar Kundai Benyu, 17, has agreed his first professional contract, a two-and-a-half-year deal.
"He’s a bright, young prospect, it’s lovely to see him coming through the academy,” McCarthy said. "Kundai will be a first-team player at some stage.”
Today I signed my first professional contract with Ipswich Town, thank you everyone who congratulated me #itfc pic.twitter.com/vQYtiCqqfq– Kundai Benyu (@kundaibenyu_) February 20, 2015