Blues left-back Leif Davis says it was a no-brainer to sign a new deal with the club after the best two years of his career.
Davis has put pen to paper on a deal which runs to the summer of 2028 with his previous terms up next summer, although with the club having an option for a further season.
The 24-year-old joined Town from Leeds United in the summer of 2022 for a fee of around £1 million plus a further £500,000 in add-ons.
"I’m delighted to call this home for the next four years, buzzing to stay here, to be a part of the club that’s on the up. I’m over the moon to stay here,” he told TownTV.
"There was nothing that made us not want to stay here, the fans, the support, the club, the football we play, everything on and off the pitch was just a no-brainer for us to stay and continue my career here.
"It’s been the best two years of my career so far, the two I’ve enjoyed the most, playing games and making great memories with the lads and for the club.”
Davis, who is widely tipped to become the Blues’ first England international in more than 20 years, praised manager Kieran McKenna’s role in improving him in his two seasons at Portman Road.
"The progress I’ve made from working with him is massive,” he said. "From day one, even when I met him a few years back, he had high hopes for us, he didn’t tell us I was good at everything, he [talked about] things that I needed to work on, which was really good because I knew I had a lot to work on as well.
"And if you look back two years, I think he’s done that for us. If you look back now, I’m a miles better player, more comfortable on the ball, defensively, which I needed to work on, and hopefully I can work with him for a longer period of time now.”
Davis also had praise for Town’s fans: "The support’s incredible here, the fans are second to none, the best fans I’ve played in front of, especially when we’ve played away in the Prem this year, they’re still there from minute one to the final whistle.
"Hopefully that can continue that incredible support every weekend and I’m looking forward to continuing playing here.”
Regarding the rest of the current season, Davis says there’s really only one aim: "As a team we want to stay in the Premier League, so hopefully we can work hard and do that for the club and the supporters.”