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Bart Signs New Town Contract
Monday, 16th Jul 2018 14:24

Town have confirmed that keeper Bartosz Bialkowski has signed his new deal, a three-year contract with an option for a further season.

The Blues rebuffed offers from Birmingham - an initial £2.75 million offer before a later bid of £3 million - to keep hold of Bialkowski, whose current terms were up at the end of the coming season.

“We did receive bids for Bart but they were rejected very quickly,” owner Marcus Evans confirmed to the club site.

“It was always my intention to try and keep him at this football club. Bart made it clear he wanted to stay as well but it was important to reach an agreement that was right for all parties.

“I’m delighted - and I’m sure the supporters are as well - that we have been able to do that.”

We understand weekend reports in the national press claiming the deal is worth £20,000 a week are a significant exaggeration, although the 31-year-old has received a substantial pay rise and will now be one of the club’s top earners.

The move to keep the Polish international, who returned to the Blues today following his post-World Cup break, will be hugely popular with fans who have voted Bialkowski their Player of the Year for the last three seasons.

The former Notts County and Southampton man putting pen to paper ends six months of uncertainty regarding his future.

In January, following interest from Crystal Palace, former manager Mick McCarthy prematurely announced that a new contract had been agreed.

However, Bialkowski later confirmed that there were still aspects of those terms to be finalised and talks were continuing, although he had every intention of remaining with the Blues.

Town expected interest in the summer and the bids from Birmingham duly arrived, however, discussions regarding the new deal - a year longer than the January terms - were already under way with only minor aspects needing to be concluded upon his return to the club today.

Bialkowski will be in the squad which travels to East Grinstead Town's East Court tomorrow to face League Two Crawley Town, but Danish international left-back Jonas Knudsen, who was also at the World Cup, has been given a further week away.

Town could announce another deal later today with Peterborough winger Gwion Edwards close to completing a £700,000 move.


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Tretty1 added 19:59 - Jul 16
Biggest and best signing we will make for some time to come I would imagine! Nice work Town!
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cat added 20:30 - Jul 16
Superb news, couple of CB's and a no9 with a presence, sick notes to give us some game time & we're almost there (Mid table)
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runningout added 20:31 - Jul 16
Best keeper in this league. We are in need of change in defence and midfield, to avoid him being player of the season yet again :-/
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blue86 added 20:35 - Jul 16
So so pleased that Bart is staying! Easily the best keeper in this league imo, seems like a good guy as well. Also think we need to tie waghorn down to improved terms and a long term deal. Starting to feel optimistic! Coyb
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alanmason added 20:58 - Jul 16
Brilliant....THE best news we could have had!
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busterjames1 added 21:24 - Jul 16
Awesome!!! Now sign Waghorn up and get a centre half in the door !!
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marinerswagepacket added 21:40 - Jul 16
well done Mr Ipswich great news ...... eiwon from Peterborough has signed tonight so expect news soon ... need a couple of centre backs now ....
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Northstandveteran added 22:28 - Jul 16
Wow!
All this hysteria about signing one of our own players.
Goes to show how expectations have dropped over the years.
Let's hope we don't sign anymore of our squad.
Most of them aren't very good.
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Edmundo added 07:35 - Jul 17
It's gonna be a good season.
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Razor added 10:03 - Jul 17
I dont think he was actually going anywhere at any time.
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 10:10 - Jul 17
Excellent. We didn't want to be messing around with this position when we've already got someone who fills it perfectly. Now let's get the rest of the squad sorted and off we go. Impressed by the way Hurst gone about re- structuring so far. This feels more like "our" Ipswich again.
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