Edwards Linked With Wigan Move - Ipswich Town News
Blues winger Gwion Edwards is reportedly set to join Wigan Athletic on a free transfer.
The 28-year-old Welshman was out of contract at the end of 2020/21 with Town having taken a one-year option on his deal the previous summer.
Edwards, who joined Town from Peterborough in the summer of 2018 for £700,000, was offered new terms last month, while the MK Dons, Preston and Sunderland had previously been credited with interest in the former Swansea trainee.
Now, the EADT is reporting that Edwards is set to leave the Blues with Wigan his expected destination.
Edwards, one of Paul Hurst’s Town recruits, made 82 starts and 27 sub appearances for the Blues, scoring 14 times.
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