Saudi Arabian club Neom are reported to have made a renewed move for Blues target Jens Cajuste.

According to Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, Neom have offered a €2.5 million loan offer plus an option to sign for €8 million at the end of the season or otherwise pay a further €2.5 million.

Town are understood to have agreed a loan fee of €1.5 million (£1.3 million) plus a €7.5 million (£6.5 million) permanent deal if Town are promoted back to the Premier League with Cajuste’s club Napoli. A contract which runs to 2029 is said to have been provisionally agreed. The deal arranged with Turkish side Besiktas is also reportedly still on the table.

The 25-year-old enjoyed a successful spell with the Blues in 2024/25 and the club made no secret that they would like him back again for the campaign ahead, although while admitting it would be a difficult deal to do.

The Blues appear to have turned their attention back to Cajuste after Hayden Hackney's decision not to join the club, a fee having been agreed with Middlesbrough and the player having been at Town on Thursday.

Yesterday, manager Kieran McKenna wouldn’t comment on Town’s interest in bringing Cajuste back to Portman Road.

“Another player with another football club, so nothing to say or announce really,” he said.

However, he admitted the Sweden international is a player he’d love to have back at Portman Road.

“I’ve said that lots of times,” he added. “No news or updates there, we really, really like Jens.”

In addition to Town, Neom and Besiktas, Burnley were also previously in contention, while a number of Serie A and La Liga.

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ArnieM added 13:32 - Aug 3 This window is fast approaching a complete joke in terms of our ability to get deals done.
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Linkboy13 added 13:34 - Aug 3 Blimey he's certainly doing the rounds could end up doing a job on the holiday programme a potential Judith Chambers. Well Jens if nobody wants you come and join us.
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waveneyblue added 13:38 - Aug 3 Sack the board, sack Ashton, pull down the statues and close the club. ArnieM is upset
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GSH71 added 13:41 - Aug 3 Might as well give up we are doomed on the transfer hunt, , they knew delap was off ages ago before end of the season , why has it take them so long to get someone in , if you are not in The premiership you are no longer a decent club , which is stupid. Now with two other injuries from yesterday we are not in a good way squad size . Hackney was a waste of tim, I bet we don’t sign cajuste either now , useless really

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fallyblue added 13:41 - Aug 3 Why don’t we just offer Napoli the money they want and buy him?
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poet added 13:41 - Aug 3 Farcical isn’t it! I’ve got to the stage where I treat all rumours pertaining to ITFC’s potential transfer targets with a pinch of salt. However, Town can’t give up trying. Midfielders and striker/s still needed if we are to seriously challenge for promotion. If not…. It’s going to be a very difficult season.
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Dozzells_Bobblehat added 13:43 - Aug 3 Arnie , both Cajuste and Hackney are players who if we can get back in the Prem , could come with us and perform at that level.The club are going for the right players. You can't criticise them if those players A) don't want to come and/or B) teams from the Prem or big foreign sides are looking at those players too.
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TimmyH added 13:49 - Aug 3 Please somebody just buy him!...I'm losing the will to live.
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Jonathan_Charles added 14:00 - Aug 3 Time we all started to realise we are going to finish below Norwich this year. No one wants to come to Ipswich. We are too remote geographically and we are a club on the way back down. Not down to McKenna but Ashton just can't get anyone meaningful into the club and we have or are in danger of losing too many without good replacements. PL class players want to play in the PL not with a club who wasn't good enough for it!

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Lukeybluey added 14:06 - Aug 3 That does it, lets just resign Tony Dinning and be done with it..
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Mark added 14:07 - Aug 3 It's hard to compete with Saudi cash as they can keep offering more. I hope we have some other options.
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Gforce added 14:17 - Aug 3 I'm sure it remember someone at the club,back in early Mid June saying we are down the line with several players. So what on earth has happened since then ,did we lose out on every single one of them ?
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blues1 added 14:21 - Aug 3 Gforce. Literally no1 said we're well down the line with any deals in mid June.
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blues1 added 14:22 - Aug 3 ArnieM. Yet again , talking rubbish. Told u before, think u could do better, offer ur services to the club. Let's see how u get on
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cressi added 14:24 - Aug 3 It is becoming laughable get Paul Cook back he could definitely get players to come. So far it's been a shambles. The only player of note is the Dutch player who non of us had heard of to be honest.
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blueoutlook added 14:25 - Aug 3 This transfer window is becoming a joke. So much for saying we would be ahead of the game so we could start planning early because we knew we were down. We hardly have a midfield or a strike force and we kick off Friday.
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BlueArmy999 added 14:27 - Aug 3 Johnathan Charles - moron of the day. Let’s just not even bother playing this season let’s just right it off. You seem to know the ins and the outs of what Ashton has to sort out on a daily basis, so please share with us all. I don’t know where the even begin with your Norwich comment.
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Gforce added 14:29 - Aug 3 Hate to say it but Norwich seem to be having a far better window than we do at the moment. They've signed two decent central defenders,along with a Serbian international, a Senegalese international and a Danish International striker,plus a promising young winger from Lincoln. It still looks like they've got a better scouting network than we do. We need to up our game sharpish,or as another poster said, Norwich will finish above us this season.

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ITFC_1994 added 14:35 - Aug 3 Christ calm down everyone. We are favourites for promotion which means we are shopping in a different market, compared to the bargain bin we had been shopping in up until about 3 years ago... things take time and we only need 2 or 3 so trying to get the right deals done. The only thing embarrassing about this window has been the over reaction from some fans!!
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blueboy1981 added 14:37 - Aug 3 Last August 2024 was The Lord Mayor’s Show - now welcome to The Tramp’s Ball. To all my Knockers - don’t forget to check my posts and predictions, that Relegation could / would lead to …. !!!
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herfie added 14:42 - Aug 3 I wonder if MA’s ability to operate in the transfer market has been constrained by the owners’ revised business model? Thinking back to their round robin to potential investors recently. In truth, though, it’s probably down to a complex mix of issues that we, looking in, don’t always have full visibility of - frustrating as it is!
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herfie added 14:42 - Aug 3 I wonder if MA’s ability to operate in the transfer market has been constrained by the owners’ revised business model? Thinking back to their round robin to potential investors recently. In truth, though, it’s probably down to a complex mix of issues that we, looking in, don’t always have full visibility of - frustrating as it is!
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Edmundo added 14:47 - Aug 3 If you have any ambition as a footballer you come to England, even the Championship aged 25. Not the Mickey Mouse Saudi Petrol league
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blueboy1981 added 14:50 - Aug 3 ….. and still the ‘same old’ excuse makers make excuses for The Tramp’s Ball being a disaster - with 5 days to go before POINTS count ….. !!! Many, many ‘other’ Clubs (including we know who) have made some seriously good signings - why is it such a problem for us, and seemingly no one else ?? Someone MUST have some ANSWERS - not excuses, they’ve been exhausted long since !

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bricor2011 added 14:59 - Aug 3 Before we start trying to recruit players , someone needs to have a look at the recruitment team.
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