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McKenna: Slicker to Stay with Town - Ipswich Town News

Town boss Kieran McKenna has confirmed that third-choice keeper Cieran Slicker will be remaining with the Blues this season.

The Scottish U21 international had said early in pre-season that a move out on loan was his next step with Kilmarnock, Hibernian, Partick Thistle and Ross County linked at various times.

However, McKenna says the club has opted to keep the 21-year-old at Portman Road for the season.

"Cieran’s going to stay will us,” he said. "That decision was made pretty early into the pre-season in conversations with Cieran.

"He’s developing really well here. We feel like he’s improving all the time with the group, with his work with [keeper-coach] Rene [Gilmartin], with his work with the group and it’s a really important season for us in the Premier League and we want to have three strong goalkeepers.

"He’s very much part of that, he’s also got some important international matches coming up and he’s still getting some game exposure with that.

"We feel like he’s developing really well and this is the best place for his development at the moment and also for us it’s really important to have three strong goalkeepers and he’s certainly in that bracket.”

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