Woolfenden Signs New Deal
Friday, 31st Jan 2025 15:30
Centre-half Luke Woolfenden has signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with the Blues, a deal which runs to the summer of 2027.
Academy product Woolfenden, 26, joined the club aged 11 and made his first-team debut in the Carabao Cup at Luton in August 2017.
If he stays with the Blues for the full extent of his new terms, the Chantry-raised defender will have been a senior player with his hometown club for 10 years.
“I think happy is probably the only word I can say. The club’s in the Premier League, so it made sense to sign a new deal,” he told TownTV.
“I think it’s not something I’d ever have imagined, being here this long. It’s panned out in a way I wouldn’t ever expected. I think I’ve had times where I’ve looked dead nailed-on to leave and then it can change so quickly in football and I’ve always been quite lucky in that respect that the tough times have never lasted that long for me, so it’s been enjoyable.”
The former East Bergholt High School pupil’s current deal was up at the end of the season with clubs having shown interest in this window. Sheffield United made a loan offer but were told the Blues would only listen to permanent bids, while MLS franchise Inter Miami were also keen.
Woolfenden has now made 197 starts and nine sub appearances for Town, scoring five goals.
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Leejames99 added 16:38 - Jan 31
@GSOLY Thanks it's an honour that your opinions are better than my opinions, let's just play all your fave old guard for next games Walton, Morsy, Woolf, Luongo etc How was that a bad post all I said was its good business to sign him so as a homegrown player doesn't go for nothing. Funny how same supporters think old guard should be playing, new signings are no good, and if we go down they all be sold but if an old guard signs they here for as long as contract. Make your mind up, at least my posts are facts and I'm in it with Ashton and Mckenna for the progression and not wanting to live in the past, as good as it was the aim was to get to Prem, we have signed players (Boro are doing same now) that if we go down give us best chance to go back up straight away. Fed up getting bad comments for sticking up for Ipswich Town, stats are Muric is better than Walton by a country Mike, stats don't lie, Morsy no good in Prem etc that's just fact, how many Prem teams in lower half have players from league 1? I tell you - Much of this cash comes from Premier League clubs raiding top talent from relegated teams, as was the case with Nathan Ake, Callum Wilson, Aaron Ramsdale, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Jamal Lewis and Ben Godfrey this season. But there are numerous recent examples to the contrary, such as Ollie Watkins, James Maddison,Jamie Vardy, Jarrod Bowen, Nathan Broadhead, Matty Cash, and Ebere Eze and a couple more all internationals at top teams. We still have a squad full of them at present. Anyone please heed advice god forbid mentioning Burns, Morsy, Walton or Chaplin the pitchforks come out and if you dare to mention Muric be ready for an onslaught. Lighten up Gsoly does that stand for Got Signings Only Love Yesteryear? It's season 24/25 not 20/21 that was half a decade ago! |  |
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