West Brom Win Townsend Chase - Ipswich Town News
West Brom are reported to have won the chase to sign Scunthorpe left-back Conor Townsend, beating the Blues and Hull City.
According to Iron Bru, the League One club have accepted an offer from the Baggies for Townsend with personal terms also agreed and the switch expected to go through at the weekend.
Earlier in the week, Townsend’s previous club Hull, who are entitled to 40 per cent of the fee Scunthorpe will now receive, had an offer of £250,000 turned down and the Blues a bid of £400,000.
Iron chairman Peter Swann confirmed the offers, describing them as "rubbish”. Townsend, 25, previously played for Blues boss Paul Hurst on loan at Grimsby.
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