TWTD understands forward Sone Aluko has made enough appearances to trigger the one-year option on his Town contract.

The 33-year-old joined the Blues last summer on a free transfer after leaving Reading and signed a one-year contract which included an option for a further season if he made a set number of league appearances.

We understand that he has now hit that target, automatically triggering the additional year on his deal.

Former Nigerian international Aluko has enjoyed an impressive first season with the Blues, making 22 starts (18 in the league) and 14 sub appearances, scoring three times.

"Speaking to TWTD in February prior to reaching his appearance milestone, Aluko said he hoped to remain with Town having enjoyed his first season at Portman Road.

“I’ve enjoyed my time here, I’ve enjoyed my performances here,” he said. “So I’d be happy to stay and we’ll see what happens on that front.”

Aluko looks set to miss Town’s end-of-season home game against Charlton Athletic on Saturday having suffered a knee injury at Rotherham recently.

Manager Kieran McKenna said last week he will meet with his players at the end of this week to discuss who is staying and who will be moving on or made available.

While it's known that striker Kayden Jackson is in talks regarding a new contract with his current terms ending in the summer, James Norwood and Tom Carroll are among those whose deals are also up in June with the club having a year’s option for Norwood.

Tomas Holy, Bailey Clements, Brett McGavin and Myles Kenlock, on loan at Port Vale, Stevenage, King's Lynn and Colchester respectively, are also out of contract and are set to move on.

As reported last week, Town have taken the one-year option on striker Ben Morris’s deal, while Tyreece Simpson has told the club he wants to depart with his deal ending this summer but with the club having a year's option.

Bersant Celina, Macauley Bonne, Tyreeq Bakinson and Dominic Thompson are all on loan.

Meanwhile, Town have sold nearly 24,000 tickets for the visit of the Addicks on Saturday.

Photo: Matchday Images

have_a_word_with_him added 22:10 - Apr 26 Excellent, very decent player on the pitch, and great influence off it from what I've read.
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Steelmonkey added 22:35 - Apr 26 Orraman he has scored three goals haven't you even read the article, really wished we had got this guy 5 or 6 years ago, along with a few others, however the management of that time wouldn't even have considered a player of his type. A very exciting player to watch when on his game, deserves another season on what he has done for us.
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Henz10 added 23:51 - Apr 26 Not sure how I feel about this. Clearly a skilful player with a good turn of pace however Chaplin is more effective in terms of goals and assists. We won't be able to afford Celina for another season so perhaps this is a shrewd move however I'd rather see Dobra come back and provide back up to Chaplain COYB! P.S Fantastic support for Saturday the fans really are something else. As it's not a 3PM KO will it be available on ifollow?

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IpswichT62OldBoy added 09:21 - Apr 27 It says something about the style of football, atmosphere and entertainment that 24,000 plus are going to watch a dead rubber. Remember when 12,000ish depressed souls used to dutifully turn up to be bored rigid or frustrated to despair?
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Linkboy13 added 09:34 - Apr 27 I think he deserves another year in league one. Definitely not up to championship football any more. Very entertaining to watch on the ball but very similar to Kyle Edwards in a way not much end product and lacks that killer pass that Celina possesses. Very handy to have on the bench .
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Orraman added 11:09 - Apr 27 Steel monkey I stand corrected regarding Aluko's scoring record this season. I have checked the ‘Fixtures' page on this site and see that he scored in consecutive away games against Cambridge and Portsmouth but cannot see a third goal. Perhaps because they were away goals they did not have the same impact on my ageing brain cells as those I actually see in home games. Let's hope for a few more next season

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tempzzzz added 13:23 - Apr 27 @Orraman - He scored both goals at Cambridge away so that's your missing goal :)
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 16:09 - Apr 27 Happy to have Sone in the squad for next season: can certainly chip in on the pitch when required, and by all accounts seems to be a very nice guy off it: a good role model for some of the younger players.
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