Town have confirmed that central defender Elkan Baggott has put pen to paper on his first professional contract, as TWTD revealed earlier this afternoon, a deal which runs to the summer of 2023 with the club having an option for a further season.

It had been claimed that the 18-year-old had turned down the offer of the contract with a number of Premier League clubs subsequently showing interest.

However, Baggott had instead asked for time to consider the deal with the Blues always confident that the second-year scholar would sign.

West Ham and Leeds were said to be among those eyeing the situation, while we understand Everton were also keen on the Indonesian U19 international.

The Thailand-born defender made his first-team debut in the Papa John’s Trophy tie at home to Gillingham earlier this season and travelled with the senior squad for the League One fixture at Plymouth last month. He was on the bench for in the league for the first time for Tuesday's game against Sunderland.

Baggott has been one of the top performers for the Blues' U18s who have reached the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup this season.

As previously reported, the Blues have also offered new terms to young midfielder Liam Gibbs with Premier League clubs also eyeing the Bury St Edmunds-born schemer.

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DebsyAngel added 17:22 - Jan 28 Best of luck to him! He looks pleased to be here, and seems promising.
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Freddies_Ears added 18:14 - Jan 28 Best news for ages. This lad is a huge prospect, and there was real interest from several established Premier League clubs.
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istanblue added 18:43 - Jan 28 That's why he was on the bench Tuesday then. Seems to be a Lambert tactic: give the wavering youngster a sniff of the first team in order to convince them to sign the contract à la Tawanda Chirewa.
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 19:15 - Jan 28 This lad is good, trust me. I hope we keep him long enough to see and upturn in ITFC's fortunes.
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Dissboyitfc added 20:03 - Jan 28 Great news, havent had much to cheer regarding Ipswich town of late! Cant believe that some, claiming to be fans of ipswich town are finding negatives in this story! Have an opinion by all means but to drive a negative wedge into a positive story ( very rare regarding itfc these days) is beyond belief, and from people who claim to want the best for our club. With the wage cap in place good youngsters are going to be ,ore important than ever!! One more thing, Lambert out!

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