Town Among Clubs Eyeing Southend Midfielder - Ipswich Town News
Town, Wolves, Huddersfield and Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam are all reported to be keeping tabs on Southend United midfielder Jack Payne, who looks set to leave Roots Hall in the summer.
According to the Southend Echo, the quartet are all interested in the highly-rated 21-year-old, who will out of contract at the end of the season having failed to agree new terms.
In March, TWTD reported that Town boss Mick McCarthy was spotted at Roots Hall watching the League One game between Southend and Crewe Alexandra in which Payne scored a last-minute penalty as the sides drew 1-1.
The 5ft 5in tall attacking midfielder was released by Tottenham as a schoolboy and subsequently joined the Shrimpers.
Having come through the Essex club’s youth system Payne, who can play centrally, wide or up front, broke into the senior side at the start of the 2013/14 season.
Since then the Londoner has gone on to make 52 starts and 35 sub appearances, scoring 17 goals.
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