Academy Midfielder Sains Signs First Pro Deal - Ipswich Town News
Academy midfielder Bobby Sains has signed his first pro deal with the club.
Sains, 18, joined the Blues at 14 having previously been with West Ham United’s youth set-up from eight to 11.
The Harlow-born youngster, who completed his two-year scholarship this season, has penned a three-year deal.
A regular set-piece-taker for the U18s during 2025/26, Sains’s elder brother, Jimmy, is the English middleweight boxing champion, while his father Chris was also a youth player with the Hammers before playing in non-league as well as once representing the Essex Cricket Board in a List A match.
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