Thomas Relishing Promotion Challenge - Ipswich Town News

New loan signing Luke Thomas says he’ll relish the challenge of helping the Blues win promotion back to the Championship.

The 21-year-old has joined Town until the end of the season from Barnsley this afternoon and looks set to make his debut when the Blues host Peterborough United on Saturday.

"I'm over the moon to have sorted a deal, it's been going on for a couple of weeks but it's sorted now," he told iFollow Ipswich.

"I can't wait for Saturday and hopefully at some point I'll be able to play in front of the fans.

"The ultimate goal is to achieve promotion. This is a fantastic stadium and I'd love to help the club get promoted. It’s good to be part of a challenge. I will relish it.

"I trained for the first time this morning and it went really well. It was nice to meet the lads and I'm looking forward to my first matchday."

Reflecting on what he will bring to the Town team, he added: "At Barnsley we weren't really playing a formation that suited me.

"I'm an out and out winger. I like to get the ball out wide and then try to get at my man, and cause problems for the full-back that I'm up against.

"I'm a player that works hard for the team and I'll always try and get back to do my work defensively as well.

"This is something I'm looking forward to and I know the next two games are big ones."

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