Bishop's MK Dons Move Finally Set For Completion - Ipswich Town News
Blues midfielder Teddy Bishop’s move to the MK Dons is reportedly finally set to be confirmed.
TWTD revealed that the 25-year-old’s switch to MK was well progressed almost a month ago but with the deal still to be formalised.
However, according to Football Insider, the Town academy product is now poised to join the League One side.
It had been reported that the Dons needed to sell before they could complete the move with Town having signed midfielder Scott Fraser from them yesterday.
Speaking on Tuesday, manager Russell Martin said he hoped to make another addition by the end of the week but dismissed the suggestion that that was dependent on Fraser’s sale, which was completed last night.
"We're hoping to have another one done by the end of the week but I don't want to put a timeline on it,” he told the MK Citizen.
"There are three or four we want to bring in still, but when you're looking at good players, there are always others looking. We hope to get things done as soon as possible.
"These deals won't rely on selling Scott. We're working within a budget, which is smaller because of Covid, but we know what we're working with.
"We have a lot of people who want to come and play for us. It's not reliant on selling Scott. If he goes for a significant amount, hopefully we'll see a bit of that.”
As reported early in the summer, Bishop’s hometown club Cambridge United showed interest, while Portsmouth, Lincoln and Hearts were more recently linked, although the claims regarding the Scottish Premiership side were subsequently dismissed.
Bishop has been training with the U23s this summer having been told he can move on. He played what's likely to be his final game in a Town shirt at Bury Town on Tuesday.
In total, Bishop made 81 starts and 51 sub appearances for the Blues, scoring five times.
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