Polish club Korona Kielce have confirmed that their defender Piotr Malarczyk is leaving the club to join Town.
Under the headline ‘Thank You Piotr!’ Korona’s official website says that their captain is leaving his hometown club and that "his career will continue in England with Ipswich Town”.
Town have triggered a buy-out clause the previously out of contract Malarczyk inserted into a new one-year deal he signed in June which meant he could move on if a foreign club made an offer of 50,000 Polish Zloty, just over £8,500.
The 24-year-old central defender or right-back was in Ipswich for talks earlier in the week when he agreed personal terms. The length of his contract with Town is not yet known.
Earlier today it was reported that the move had hit a minor snag with Korona claiming not to have received an official written bid for the player, however, that now appears to have been resolved.
Despite Korona announcing Malarczyk’s exit, official confirmation from Town regarding his signing could come tomorrow or perhaps as late as next Tuesday - Monday is a Bank Holiday - with the paperwork relating to the move, including international clearance, still to be completed. The transfer window closes on Tuesday at 6pm.
Malarczyk, who was previously interesting another Polish side, Jagiellonia Białystok, has been with Korona, who play in the Ekstraklasa, the Polish top flight, throughout his career having joined their youth set-up as a 10-year-old.
He made his senior debut in 2009 and made a total 131 appearances, scoring eight goals. Malarczyk, who stands 6ft 3in tall, has also been capped by Poland at U17, U19 and U21 international levels and has been keen to move abroad in order to break into the senior side.