Brighton forward Jeremy Sarmiento’s half-season loan to the Blues from Brighton & Hove Albion is set to be confirmed tomorrow, TWTD understands.

Town’s interest in the 21-year-old emerged from Ecuador this morning, Sarmiento having been recalled from his loan spell with West Brom yesterday.

Sarmiento joined the Seagulls from Benfica in 2021 and has made five senior starts and 14 sub appearances for the Premier League club.

The 13-times-capped Ecuador international, who can play in wide roles or as a number 10, joined the Baggies on loan in July having signed a new contract with his parent club which runs to the summer of 2027.

While at the Hawthorns, Sarmiento made seven starts and 14 sub appearances, scoring twice, before Brighton announced his recall due to his lack of action.

According to Ecuadorian journalist Maria Jose Flores, who broke the story, Sarmiento’s move to the Blues could also extend into next season.

“Brighton interrupted Jeremy Sarmiento's loan due to the few minutes he has had with West Bromwich,” her tweet reads in English.

“The Ecuadorian continues to be one of Brighton's big projects for the future, which is why they have already agreed on a new loan.

“In the next few hours they will announce that Sarmiento will play six months for Ipswich Town, which is second in the EFL Championship.

“If they achieve promotion to the Premier League, the loan can be extended for another year, otherwise Jeremy will return to Brighton in June.”

Having been born in Madrid, Sarmiento moved to London as a seven-year-old and was with Charlton’s youth set-up before joining Benfica in 2018.

Prior to committing his international career to Ecuador, for whom he qualifies through his parents, Sarmiento won England caps at U16, U17 and U18 levels.

Meanwhile, two-times Blues loanee Bersant Celina, 27, has signed for Swedish club AIK on a permanent basis until August 2026, ending his stay with French side Dijon.

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Saxonblue74 added 19:10 - Jan 2 Great start so early in the window.....Next please!
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CookAshtonJohnson added 19:11 - Jan 2 Celina's only 27?!?!?
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jollyroger added 19:14 - Jan 2 Looks good running with the ball and taking players on , very strong running in midfield , like the look of him ,well done MA AND KM
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Whos_blue added 19:16 - Jan 2 Ah. At last. The "TWTD understands" confirmation we've all been waiting for!
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tractorboybig added 19:24 - Jan 2 I am sure km is getting what he would like but surely more important additions are hopefully under consideration.
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ArnieM added 19:26 - Jan 2 Welcome to the club … let’s get this show on the road gif second half of the season . COYBs
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shakytown added 19:40 - Jan 2 Love the way our business is done in private and no one has a clue who we are looking at or talking to. Shows how much more organized and professional we are now. Cant wait for some more surprises.
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Karlosfandangal added 19:57 - Jan 2 Looks like he will be playing every game if it’s lack of minutes he’s been recalled on Broadhead as the striker and this lad on the left wing x
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Lukeybluey added 19:59 - Jan 2 Thats awesome! Welcome Jeremy! Just read that we're apparently interested in Nathanial Agjei from Hammarby...? A defender. Apparently Leeds are in transfer talks too. Looks a decent player to be fair.. https://www.leedsunited.news/news/leeds-united-now-trying-to-beat-ipswich-town-t
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BurleysGloryDays added 20:48 - Jan 2 Intriguing! So fun having a world class manager attracting all sorts of talent we’ve missed for years, can’t wait to see KMK get to work on him
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Mariner1974 added 21:12 - Jan 2 my mate is a Hammarby supporter....I'll get the lowdown!
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Saxonblue74 added 07:38 - Jan 3 Lukeybluey, Agjei is currently linked with 8 championship clubs! I think his agent may be bigging things up! Speculation rarely results in signings at PR these days.
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mathiemagic added 07:53 - Jan 3 This could be a good signing but only if we strengthen the defense as well.
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Lukeybluey added 07:53 - Jan 3 I think you might be right Saxon lol!
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