Samy Morsy, Town’s 19th and final senior signing of the summer, is in no doubt about the immediate task in hand at Portman Road - winning promotion to the Championship.

Morsy penned a three-year deal with the Blues on Tuesday ahead of the 11pm deadline after the club agreed an undisclosed six-figure fee with Middlesbrough.

“The immediate aim is to get promoted and that’s what I’ve come to the club to do,” the 29-year-old told iFollow Ipswich.

“You can’t dress it up, the aim is promotion given the size of this club, the players and the manager.

“I know the owners want to invest in the squad and want us to be a force in the Championship.

“They’ve backed the manager and the manager has been promoted from this league before so it’s exciting.

“There’s some very good players here. With Kyle Edwards, my good friend, Lee Peltier [Middlesbrough right-back] has had nothing but good things to say about him and about how good he is.

“Obviously, the [Bersant] Celina signing is a big one, Conor Chaplin scored a lot of goals in the Championship.”

Morsy is banned for three games following last week’s red card in Boro’s 1-1 draw with Blackburn with an appeal having been unsuccessful, although he can make his debut in the Papa John’s Trophy game at home to West Ham’s U21s a week on Tuesday.

Quizzed on what fans can expect of him, the Egyptian international said: “I play in midfield. I like to get the ball from the defence and start attacks. I break up play. I try to control and dictate games.

“I don’t want to be banned but it gives me time to find a place to live here and sort out personal things so when I am playing, I’m fully focused on the job. I’ve got to fully adapt to Ipswich now and hopefully have a good season.”

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atty added 15:10 - Sep 5 Bazza8564 - exactly. Back to the football anyone?🙄
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ArnieM added 18:07 - Sep 5 ….” I've got to find somewhere to live …..”( transfer my family to the other end of the country …. Get my kids into school) Just sit and think about that for a minute ….. then reflect on what that's like if it was you going to a new job in another part of the country and you've literally just left the family to come down to sign a new contract . There's a lot involved in that little word ……” gel”, isn't there !

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ArnieM added 18:47 - Sep 5 Steve _ITFC _Sweden …. Yes I can suggest someone to help you move as he seems to be Gods gift ( according to him anyway), for moving house … nothing phases him it seems …. In fact if you've got kids , a wife , a dog , a budgie and a goldfish , EDDIES's yer man 👍👍👍👍👍
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 19:16 - Sep 5 Thanks, Arnie! 😀
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Barty added 08:12 - Sep 6 Excellent but I think the immediate aim must be to win our first game of the season
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runningout added 09:36 - Sep 6 Morsy is type you need in this league. He isn't going to solve all our teams naive issues.
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Monkey_Blue added 13:06 - Sep 6 He's singing the right notes.I know he gets a lot of yellow cards but the one the other weekend was only his 2nd or 3rd in 6 years. Know he's banned for 3 games but like most of our signings he's had a full preseason and played games. Let's hope he doesn't get an Egypt call up in the new year. Harper and Evans are a bit powder puff so we need his type of player
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Monkey_Blue added 13:07 - Sep 6 He's singing the right notes.I know he gets a lot of yellow cards but the one the other weekend was only his 2nd or 3rd in 6 years. Know he's banned for 3 games but like most of our signings he's had a full preseason and played games. Let's hope he doesn't get an Egypt call up in the new year. Harper and Evans are a bit powder puff so we need his type of player
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aardvaark added 13:35 - Sep 6 Anyone who uses the term 'Woke' as a form of criticism needs to be voted down anyway.
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IpswichT62OldBoy added 14:29 - Sep 6 I see woke written a lot. What does it mean? I infer from context it is something to do with being emotional or fragile, it seems to be a term of abuse. I like the look of Morsey. I have nothing useful to add to the removals debate.
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Eddie1985 added 19:29 - Sep 6 I'm not sure that saying that I can move house without having a mini breakdown and it affecting my work implies I believe I'm gods gift... However for the right price I would consider entering the world of international removals... It will save you needing therapy or going on prozac due to the immense stress of moving from one place to another
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juniorblue added 20:52 - Sep 6 Eddie1985 - on reading the post, I cannot see where Morsy is saying how stressed he is. He just said that while he is banned he can look for somewhere to live. To make comments like "need therapy or going on prozac" says more about you than anyone else. Thank goodness you are not a GP with that attitude. Obviously I am assuming you are not a GP or psychologist. Welcome Sam!

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Eddie1985 added 22:21 - Sep 6 If you read the previous post junior I was responding to initial claims by posters that players needed to settle into the area to perform there best. I think that's nonsense and that's my view and further comments suggest that some people view simply moving house as the most stressful emotional task going the sort perhaps you would even go as far as to seek professional help, I'm not a doctor but for all these people I would prescribe a dose of reality, these are rich men who can pick a fit for purpose home and get help moving by the club, for all the nonsense on here I've still read nothing that sways me from my view that I'm absolutely correct

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Boneym added 15:37 - Sep 7 oh please just drop it ! this is supposed to be an itfc forum not a he said she said my dads bigger than yours whinge fest
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barrystedmunds added 16:06 - Sep 7 How many teams, I wonder, have had such a massive clear out in the past? Nineteen new players in! It's fair to say it's most definitely your team now Mr Cook. Time to start working your magic.
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Eddie1985 added 20:09 - Sep 7 Boneym.. My dad is way bigger than yours
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dude added 12:33 - Sep 12 Go get em
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