Full league debutant Paul Digby says he’s told manager Mick McCarthy that he wants to remain with the Blues beyond his current loan from Barnsley, which runs until the end of the season.
McCarthy has previously said he’s like to keep the centre-half at Town, while the Blues are understood to have agreed with the Tykes when Digby joined on loan in January that the 21-year-old, who has a year left on his Oakwell contract, could move to Portman Road on a free transfer if he impressed during the spell.
"I’ve spoken to the gaffer and I want to stay here,” Digby told Ipswich Player HD after he made his first league start for the Blues in the 0-0 draw at Middlesbrough.
"I’m loving it. The boys are class, the staff are class and I’m really enjoying my time here so hopefully we can come to some sort of agreement.
"I’ve been working hard and the staff have been working me hard even when I’ve not been playing like doing things after training so I was delighted it paid off and I got my first start.”
Paul Digby was delighted to start for #itfc at the weekend....and is eyeing up a permanent switch to Portman Road.https://t.co/k1RkwlNZIg– Ipswich Town FC (@Official_ITFC) April 25, 2016
Reflecting on the match, the Sheffield-born former England U19 and U20 international added: "It was a good game. It was a bit scrappy at times but we’ve done well to keep a clean sheet and come away with a point.
"I knew it would be a tough game but we all did well out there, we stuck together and stuck to the job at hand and come away with a point so I’m delighted.”