Out-of-contract Blues centre-half Cameron Burgess has joined fellow Championship side Swansea City on a three-year deal.
Burgess, 29, had been offered terms by Town with talks having been ongoing for some months but without an agreement being reached.
The Australian international, whose side secured a place in the 2026 World Cup finals by beating Saudi Arabia 2-1 in Jeddah on Tuesday, had been linked with La Liga clubs Girona and Valencia, as well as Rangers in his native Scotland.
The one-time Fulham trainee spend 2024/25 vying with Jacob Greaves for the left-sided central defensive role and may have felt his changes of making the Socceroos squad for the finals might be hampered if he wasn’t playing regularly for Town during the season ahead.
"We are delighted that Cameron will be joining us at Swansea City, head coach Alan Sheehan told the Swans website.
"He is an experienced and consistent performer that has seen him rise up through the divisions in the last few years and become a full international.
"During our conversations Cameron really bought in to what we are trying to do at Swansea and I believe he will be a great addition for us on and off the pitch driving standards throughout the club, and we look forward to getting to work with him.”
Director of football Richard Montague added: "We are very pleased to have been able to add a player of Cameron’s pedigree and experience to our squad ahead of the new season.
"To bring in a player who has recently played Premier League football and been part of a successful period at his previous club is very positive.
"There was considerable interest in Cameron from a number of clubs, and we are delighted he felt that Swansea City was the right choice for him.”
Global head of analytics and recruitment Adam Worth said: "Moving into this summer we were aware of the need to try and ensure we complement the youthful element of our squad with players who are proven performers at this level.
"Cameron undoubtedly meets that criteria, and arrives with us fresh from playing in the Premier League with Ipswich.
"We are excited to see what he can bring to Swansea City in the coming season and the years ahead.”
Burgess joined the Blues for £750,000 from Accrington Stanley in August 2021 and went on to make 116 starts and 11 sub appearances, scoring five goals.
A member of the back-to-back promotion-winning sides, it was his goal at Coventry which all but secured a place in the Premier League ahead of the final weekend of that campaign.
Meanwhile, former Blues loanee Darren O'Dea has joined the Swans as assistant head coach, while another one-time Town loan defender Richard Stearman is set to continue as first-team coach.