Town have confirmed the signing of Kosovo international keeper Arijanet Muric from Burnley on a four-year deal.

The Blues have been on the lookout for a new number one following the departure of Vaclav Hladky, who left the club earlier this month having been unable to agree terms on a new deal at Portman Road.

News that the Blues were working on a deal to sign the 25-year-old first emerged at the weekend with Town understood to be paying an initial fee of £8 million plus £2 million in add-ons. Muric’s former club Manchester City will receive a percentage from a sell-on.

“I’m excited to have joined the club and am looking forward to getting started,” Muric, usually known by the diminutive Aro, told TownTV. 

“I watched how the team played last season and feel the style will suit me very well, so this is the perfect move for me. 

“I have had good conversations with the manager [Kieran McKenna] and Rene [Gilmartin, head of goalkeeping] and believe this is the right place for me to be as the Club moves into the Premier League.  I’m looking forward to getting started.” 

Swiss-born Muric, who will join up with the squad at their Austria training camp havign become the club’s fifth recruit of the summer, joined City’s youth set-up from Zurich-based Grasshoppers in 2015 and while at the Etihad spent spells on loan at NAC Breda, Nottingham Forest, Girona, Willem II and Adana Demirspor in Türkiye.

Having made five Carabao Cup appearances for City, the 6ft 6in tall glovesman joined Burnley on a four-year deal in the summer of 2022 was a member of the Clarets side which won the Championship in 2022/23, a season in which he was named in the PFA Team of the Year.

Last season, Muric made 10 Premier League starts for the Lancashire side - all in the final couple of months of the season after he regained his place from summer recruit James Trafford - in addition to four games in cup competitions. Overall, he made 52 appearances for the Clarets, keeping 21 clean sheets.

A latter-day Paul Cooper or Roy Bailey, Muric has saved eight of 26 penalties over his career, including one from England skipper Harry Kane while in action for Kosovo in a Euros qualifier.

Muric is Town's second Kosovo international following Bersant Celina. The keeper has won 38 full caps, having previously made one U21 appearance for Montenegro.

Portman Road’s keeping ranks could be set for a major overhaul this summer following Hladky’s departure. The Czech has turned down Banik Ostrava in his home country and is understood to have been offered the chance to swap places with Muric at Burnley. Another Czech club Jablonec have also been in talks, while Slavia Prague have been linked, but it’s reported that the 33-year-old would prefer to stay in England.

Christian Walton could potentially move on for first-team football, while Cieran Slicker has said the next stage of his development is a move on loan with Scottish clubs Kilmarnock, Ross County and Partick Thistle all believed to be keen.

Photo: ITFC

oldelsworthyfan added 13:53 - Jul 17 A wholehearted welcome from me Muric!
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victorysquad added 14:06 - Jul 17 great signing, this lad has got something about him. Oozes confidence, we are building a premier league group of players that we can trust to deliver.
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IvorFeeling added 14:07 - Jul 17 The club are giving it a right go and totally trust the recruitment process now. Is it me or does he look like Sammy's brother?
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Steelmonkey added 14:18 - Jul 17 Welcome to the club Arijanet, may your time hear be memorable. Safe hands.
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Marcus added 14:25 - Jul 17 Another box ticked, although it seems we will need another keeper and we don't sign reserves, we sign players to compete. A few comments on historical errors - he's still young for a goalkeeper and learning, Ipswich under KM works hard on developing talent over buying ready made.
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Reality_2021 added 14:26 - Jul 17 He’s here so benefit of the doubt is a given. Fingers crossed he is a superb keeper. Been a while since we have been able to say we have a top class reliable keeper in our team.
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churchmans81 added 14:39 - Jul 17 Is he Morsey’s twin brother?
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Wussinwhiteboots added 15:07 - Jul 17 Curious if he would have worked with Richard Wright at Citeh. Also I was wondering if Ashton had rendezvous with AriJanet, Quite near the Isle of Thanet. He headbutts like a gannet.He wasn't half a prannet His mother tried to ban it. His father helped him plan it And when we captured AriJanet. He bruised his pomegranate Apologies to the late great Ian Dury.
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barrystedmunds added 15:39 - Jul 17 Walton really appears to have been written off in all of this. The season before last he was one of our stand out players and I remember the shudder that reverberated around the SoL when we learnt he was injured and Vaz was in. GK s more than any other position have to bide their time and fate dictated that Vaz had in the main an incredible season. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out.

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dubblue added 16:05 - Jul 17 Looks good, like his penalties save record in particular. Who compiles these video clips - fans, player or his agent?
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AK74 added 16:05 - Jul 17 BBC are reporting that it is £10m rising to £15m and a 2 year contract, quite different to what is reported in this story?
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leftie1972 added 16:06 - Jul 17 Excellent news, welcome Ari!
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IpswichToon added 16:15 - Jul 17 Looks like he could be Morsy's brother in that top photo
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therein61 added 16:22 - Jul 17 Welcome big man i feel you are going to become a huge presence between the sticks.
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Linkboy13 added 16:53 - Jul 17 I was never convinced Hladky was the keeper everyone made him out to be. Not commanding his box enough and parrying shots he should of caught. If he is as good as people are saying why aren't clubs (big clubs) queuing up to take him on. Would like to see Walton under pressure in one of the tough friendlies to see how he copes. The physical pressure put on keepers in the Premier league is far greater and the club have probably decided that Walton wouldn't be able to cope and are looking for a new number two which is a shame because he's been virtually faultless since he's been here hope he's given the chance to prove otherwise.

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ElvisMariner added 17:30 - Jul 17 Welcome to Ipswich Arijanet… you will love it here!
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RegencyBlue added 17:41 - Jul 17 We haven’t spent that amount on a backup keeper, this guy will be number 1. Don’t think Walton will stick around long to be backup so I’m guessing we will bring someone else in for that job.
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ITFC_Singapore added 17:49 - Jul 17 Walton is a high quality goalkeeper.......love the thought of these two being our two options and fighting it out on an equal footing. Walton will not let anyone down in the Prem.
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ArnieM added 18:46 - Jul 17 No player is perfect or the finished article, especially in their mid twenties, but most our our targets are coachable. So whatever this new keeper has or doesn't have in his locker, I think we can safely assume he is most definitely coachable!
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BeattiesBackPocket added 19:14 - Jul 17 If anyone’s got any doubts about his credentials go on any Burnley fb page and his instagram and you’ll see the census is they’d rather have him than Trafford at the club by an absolute mile. That’s from people who have watched him play week in week out with some even saying they feel they would’ve stayed up with him in goal. No coincidence that their best results came from when he came back in the side last ten games. Trafford made mistake after mistake for most the season.

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TimmyH added 19:20 - Jul 17 Hmmm...time will tell, on what I've seen last season he needs to improve somewhat, hopefully he'll make me eat humble pie. Welcome all the same Arijanet!
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planetblue_2011 added 20:22 - Jul 17 Welcome AM great signing! He is gonna be a beast in goal. 2,3 more signings I reckon & that will do it. COYB
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ITFC_Singapore added 20:42 - Jul 17 From a Burnley supporting mate.......'Mercurial ... capable of brilliance and great with his feet , but does have more than his fair share of howlers. Was shaky on crosses when we won the championship but that seemed to have improved last season'
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Facefacts added 20:48 - Jul 17 Hladky failed to agree terms, LOL. That line has been trotted out as club propaganda so many times. He had a League One / Champ level extension offered in January which sat on the table. Walton, I cannot see him going out on loan, where is he going? Who has seen him play well since the plantar fascia injury? All a smokescreen for the terrible mess that's been made. No one will have spoken to him saying you need to find a new club. So if Muric gets injured in the first game Walton will be in. I'll wait to be proved wrong.

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ArnieM added 22:04 - Jul 17 Eh??? ^^^^^^
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