Town have completed the signing of Norwegian international forward Sindre Walle Egeli from Danish side FC Nordsjælland.

Egeli flew to the UK this morning to complete the formalities on his switch to Town, the clubs having agreed a fee of £17.5 million payable over four years. The 19-year-old has signed a five-year deal.

The fee is a new record for a Championship club, eclipsing the £15.4 million Burnley paid Genk for Mike Tresor last summer.

“I’m really excited to have signed for this club,” Egeli told the official site.

“This is a club with great history and great plans for the future and this is something I really want to be a part of.

“As soon as I knew Ipswich were interested I was excited to come and I believe this club is the perfect place for me to progress in my career.

“I have had some great conversations with the manager and now I can’t wait to get started, meet my teammates and also the supporters.”

Larvik-born Egeli joined Nordsjælland’s academy from Sandefjord in his home country in 2022 and went on to make 43 appearances, scoring 11 goals and picking up 10 assists.

Having won Norway caps at U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 levels, highly rated Egeli, who was interesting Dutch giants PSV earlier this month, won his first and so far only full cap in 2024.

Given his age, Egeli, who has been handed the number eight shirt, doesn’t count towards Town’s 25-man Championship squad.

Egeli, who won’t be available for tomorrow’s game against Derby as the club is still awaiting international clearance and EFL approval, is the third Norwegian to represent the Blues following Jonny Parr and Vemund Brekke Skard.

The Norwegian youngster’s signing is the Blues’ fourth in just over 24 hours, following right-back Darnell Furlong, loan striker Ivan Azon and midfielder Marcelino Nunez into the club.

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braveblue added 11:12 - Aug 30 Where are all the moaners now? Trust the management team. They know what they are doing. Just think of our position 5 years ago!!!
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Bergholtblue added 11:36 - Aug 30 We have suddenly gone from1 striker with an iffy fitness record, to an embarrassment of riches. McK will have his work cut out keeping all these signings happy, but what a dilemma to have. I wonder now whether he will consider playing two up front? I'm not expecting miracles today but I am expecting an improvement in our shots on target stats. Very exciting times ahead.

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Brooke_Satchwell added 11:39 - Aug 30 It’s very rare I post on here and when I do it really needs to be about something important. The first poster was correct as it was DAVID HIll who was once our marquee £100k signing (though from memory I always thought it was £80k - but could easily be wrong. Up the Town!
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dirtydingusmagee added 11:42 - Aug 30 Great to see this one. over the line ,now just need to get them all going as a unit and start the.climb COYB
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dirtydingusmagee added 11:44 - Aug 30 Great to see this one. over the line ,now just need to get them all going as a unit and start the.climb COYB
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dirtydingusmagee added 11:46 - Aug 30 Blueboy still manages to get a little swipe in lol
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blueboy1981 added 12:32 - Aug 30 dirtydingus …. a Hissy Fit over a signing or two, can be short lived, I prefer to see the end product first. Enjoy your Hissy Fit without waiting - each to our own !
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blueboy1981 added 12:40 - Aug 30 Bobbkehat …. It may help you to learn to read correctly, along with a few others. Signings and Squad strength is one thing - managing that and results are another, let’s see Shall We ?
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Dissboyitfc added 12:48 - Aug 30 Speaking of hissing fits Blueboy, you had several over the lack of signings and the quality of the signings, you also had several over relegation citing a second relegation all before seeing who we got in, so don’t say you wait to see the end product! You post before the event and with no evidence in place, saying you are only stating facts, comedy gold!!
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Dozzells_Bobblehat added 19:47 - Aug 30 Blueboy i read fine thanks . You said this week we were signing " rubbish injury prone crocks" . Then today you're saying with the squad we now have KM must achieve promotion. You can't have it both ways
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