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Town Take Up Options on Bishop, Wright and McKendry - Ipswich Town News

Town have confirmed that they have taken up the one-year option on midfielder Teddy Bishop’s contract. The Blues have exercised the similar options on the contracts of young keeper Harry Wright and winger Conor McKendry but French defender Chris Goteni will be moving on.

Bishop, 21, has endured another frustrating season with a hamstring injury having sidelined him since Boxing Day having made just one start and three sub appearances during 2017/18 following on from injury problems in the previous two campaigns.

Keeper Wright, 19, the son of former Blue Richard, has featured for the U23s this season, for whom Northern Irish U21s call-up McKendry, also 19, was the top scorer with 11 goals.

Centre-half Goteni was signed on a six-month deal from Saint-Apollinaire in France in January, a spell which was effectively an extended trial. He has been told he will not be offered a new deal.

There is yet no news on midfielder Luke Hyam, who is also among those whose contract is up at the end of the season but with the Blues having an option to keep him for a further year.

Striker David McGoldrick's deal is also up but includes no such option and the Republic of Ireland international is expected to leave the club at the end of the season.

Town are certain to take up the one-year option on keeper Bartosz Bialkowski's deal with the Pole still to sign the new contract which was agreed in January.

Meanwhile, Lincoln boss Danny Cowley and his assistant and brother Nicky, who have been linked with the vacant manager’s job at Town, have signed extended contracts at Sincil Bank which run until the summer of 2022.

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