Town are set to sign Norwich City midfielder Marcelino Nunez in a £10 million deal.

The Chilean is understood to be in Ipswich to complete the formalities on the switch for £7.5 million up front plus a further £2.5 million in add-ons.

The 25-year-old, who currently has a minor ankle problem, joined the Canaries from Universidad Catolica in the summer of 2022 and has gone on to make 86 starts and 33 sub appearances, scoring 12 goals, including the free-kick which won the East Anglian derby for Norwich at Carrow Road in 2023/24.

Nunez, who has been capped 30 times by his country, scoring three goals, has a year left on his contract and has turned down new terms on two occasions.

Norwich are reported to be signing Silkeborg’s Pelle Mattsson for £2.7 million as his replacement.

Town have been looking to add to their central midfield options this summer with skipper Sam Morsy, Massimo Luongo and loanee Kalvin Phillips having departed over the summer.

The last player to make the move from Carrow Road to Portman Road on a permanent basis was keeper Andy Marshall in the summer of 2001, while other players have represented both clubs since then on a full-time or loan basis over the course of their careers, including David Wright, David Healy, Alan Lee, Matthew Bates, Kevin Lisbie and Brandon Williams.

Among those who represented both clubs on a permanent basis prior to that were Clive Woods, Trevor Putney, John Deehan, Louie Donowa, Clive Baker, Johnny Miller and Keith Bertschin.

Off the field, former Norwich striker Joe Royle managed the Blues, Paul Lambert both sides, while current Canaries boss Liam Manning, his assistant Chris Hogg and first-team coach/analyst James Krause are all former Town academy players and staff.

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BlueDread added 22:31 - Aug 27 Better than Taylor but again… paying a lot of money for solid/average Championship players.
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Pettabelieveit added 22:37 - Aug 27 Love the fact we’re taking on of their best players and think it could prove to be a great move, but our recruitment is erratic at best and has no clear plan. Wonder if MA reportedly being investigated internally for naughtiness has disrupted the summer.
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blues1 added 22:41 - Aug 27 Churchmans. Really? We just sold broadhead for exactly the same amount, with 1 year left in his contract?
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aas1010 added 22:42 - Aug 27 Good signing , weakens the scum , now get the Dane signed and the defender
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blues1 added 22:42 - Aug 27 Ruddock 2021. Hardly the 1st player weve signed directly from Norwich. And vice versa. It happens
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Carberry added 22:45 - Aug 27 How did he pass his medical?
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scooby added 22:50 - Aug 27 Worst decision since Tony f###### dinning. Or at the very least Ben godfrey
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Stato added 23:09 - Aug 27 when you leave your transfer activity until the final few days you pay over the odds. in this case probably double
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Bluespeed225 added 23:13 - Aug 27 These have never gon well, Marshall, Crook, Deehan got a pass. I know , I know, he’s just a transient player with no knowledge or interest in rivalry, but it just doesn’t sit well, which means if he doesn’t score a hatrick on his debut he’ll get stick!
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NorthLondonBlue2 added 23:24 - Aug 27 He's got his work cut out to win over Town fans. Andy Marshall did his best, but wasn't the greatest 'keeper tbh. Didn't go much better for John Deehan. I still remember hearing people shouting, in their best Suffolk accent: JOHN DEEHAN IS A HAS BEEYUN!
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armchaircritic59 added 00:14 - Aug 28 chepstowblue, absolutely. Assuming it all gets signed, sealed and delivered, I personally don't give a toss if he turns up to Portman Road every day singing " On the ball City " and carrying a copy of a Delia Smith recipe book under his arm, as long as he does his stuff every time he pulls on an ITFC shirt.
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armchaircritic59 added 00:28 - Aug 28 Marcelino Núñez Characteristics + Strengths Taking set-pieces Very Strong Passing Strong Through balls Strong Long shots Strong Direct free-kicks Strong Key passes Strong - Weaknesses Finishing Very Weak Defensive contribution Very Weak Aerial Duels Weak Marcelino Núñez's Style of Play Likes to play long balls Plays the ball off the ground often Likes to shoot from distance Likes to tackle Commits fouls often © WhoScored.com * Strengths, weaknesses and styles are calculated from statistics of each player's latest two seasons If anyone's interested, taken from the summing up of the stats from the site above that I often use. And no, I have absolutely no connection with it!

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chripswich added 01:41 - Aug 28 Agree with BlueSpeed. North stand destroyed Andy Marshall for weeks after only a couple of mistakes. Was never the same again. Some need to Grow up! Give the bloke a chance. If he’s crap. It’s because he’s crap, not because he wore a yellow shirt
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chripswich added 02:20 - Aug 28 Song For the north stand (to the time of the old Robert Green song) “Nunez was a ****er he wore a ****ers hat… And When he played for Norwich he was a ****ing tw**… But now he’s come to Ipswich we’ll love him more and morrrrre… And when we go to Carrow Road he’s always going to score!!! Repeat twice then…, Nunez!!! Nunez!!! Nunez!!!
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