Town have confirmed the signing of Tranmere striker James Norwood on a three-year deal with the club having an option of a further season.
As reported earlier, the 28-year-old travelled to Portman Road this afternoon to undergo a medical and complete the formalities on a deal which had long been agreed.
Norwood, who joins Town on a free transfer, was the country’s top scorer last season with 32 goals for Tranmere as they won promotion to League One and was named in his divisional Team of the Year.
He becomes Paul Lambert’s third summer signing after the capture of goalkeepers Tomas Holy and Adam Przybek.
As previously reported, the deal has been all but done for several weeks that Norwood was Portman Road-bound but he spent time in Magaluf with his Tranmere team-mates and then with his family before travelling south today to complete the formalities.
Norwood, whose goals helped Tranmere win promotion via the play-offs in 2018/19, bagged 23 goals as they won promotion to League Two by the same route in the previous campaign and returned to the EFL after a three-year stint in the Vanarama National League.
Eastbourne-born Norwood, who is 5ft 9in tall, was a youth player with Brighton, Crystal Palace and hometown club Eastbourne Town before breaking into EFL football with Exeter, with whom he made three starts and one sub appearance.
During two years with the Grecians, he also spent time on loan in non-league at Sutton United, Forest Green Rovers and Eastbourne Borough, before joining the Green Devils on a permanent basis in 2011.
Following his release by Forest Green, the seven-times-capped, four-goal England C international joined Tranmere in the summer of 2015, going on to net 93 times in 180 games for the Wirral-based club.