Ex-Blue McGreal Impressing Town Bosses - Report - Ipswich Town News
Former Blues defender and current Colchester United boss John McGreal is reportedly interesting Town as the club look around for a successor to Mick McCarthy.
According to the Daily Mail, McGreal’s growing reputation for bringing through young players at the Weston Homes Community Stadium has caught the eye of the Blues’ management.
McGreal, who made 148 starts and three sub appearances for Town between 1999 and 2004, scoring five goals, took over at Colchester in the summer of 2016 and the U’s are currently 11th in League Two, having finished eighth last season.
The 45-year-old former centre-half was a member of George Burley’s side which won a place in the Premier League via the 2000 play-off final at Wembley and then finished fifth in the top flight the next season to reach the UEFA Cup.
Liverpool-born McGreal joined the Blues from Tranmere for £650,000 and ended his career with Burnley after departing Portman Road.
Current Town boss McCarthy looks almost certain to move on at the end of the season, despite owner Marcus Evans having an option to keep him for a further two years.
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