El Mizouni Signs First Pro Contract - Ipswich Town News

Midfielder Idris El Mizouni has put pen to paper on the professional contract TWTD revealed he had been offered last month.

The Tunisian U23 international, who has enjoyed a very impressive start to the campaign in the U18s and U23s, has put pen to paper on a deal which runs to 2021 with the club having an option for a further year.

France-born El Mizouni, 18, joined the Blues academy as a full-time scholar in the summer of 2016.

Meanwhile, U18s midfielder Ryley Scott has had his loan with Bury Town extended for a further month until 26th January.

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