Bersant Celina, who is set to join the Blues on a season-long loan this week, is determined to ultimately forge a Premier League career with his parent club Manchester City even if he knows it will be a tough task.
The 20-year-old Kosovo international is expected at Portman Road to complete his move to Town in the next few days in time to join the squad for next week’s training camp at the Carton House Hotel in Co Kildare, Ireland.
"Of course, when you see the club spend millions on new players it is difficult to accept,” the winger told the Daily Mail.
"But Manchester City is a big club and they want to sign the best players around the world.
"My ultimate ambition is to have a career at City. I want to play in Premier League for City. Even if the club decided to sell me, I will fight for them to buy me back. That's what I want.”
Prizren-born Celina, who is contracted to Manchester City until 2020, grew up in Norway and was with Strømsgodset as schoolboy before joining City at 15.
So far he has made one Premier League sub appearance in addition to two starts and one game from the bench in the FA Cup.
Town fought off opposition from Bolton, Leeds, QPR, FC Twente, where he was on loan last season, and other clubs in Holland and Belgium to land Celina for the campaign ahead.
Speaking on Monday, manager Mick McCarthy challenged Celina to emulate Ryan Fraser and Tom Lawrence’s impressive loan spells at Portman Road during the last two seasons.