Ipswich join Everton in race for “incredible” striker who just reached major milestone
Ipswich Town have now entered the race to sign an “incredible” striker, but there could be competition from Premier League rivals Everton.
The Toffees need to bring in a centre-forward, after failing to bring in back-up for Thierno Barry in the summer, whereas Ipswich may feel as though adding some more attacking firepower will give them a better shot at achieving Premier League safety.
That is despite Gary O’Neil’s side making a decent start to the campaign, having taken 11 points from their first ten Premier League matches, which is a record that leaves them three points above the relegation zone heading into the second international break.
The Tractor Boys signed off in disappointing fashion, however, suffering a 2-1 defeat at home against AFC Bournemouth on Sunday, after which O’Neil said: “Probably, performance-wise, there’s not much in it. Losing a football match that you’ve not really been outclassed in feels hard to take. The lads gave a lot, played okay for large parts of it, and there’s not much in it.
“That’s a compliment to the players given where Bournemouth are and their standing at the moment, playing in the Europa League. But if you give the ball to the opposition number nine twice, then it’s going to be difficult. So that was basically the story of the game, really. We played quite well but lacked a little bit of thrust once we got to final third.”
Indeed, the manager was criticial of his side’s attacking output, and in truth, a loss was probably the fair result on the balance of play, with the visitors recording a better xG and creating more big chances.
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Match statistics |
Ipswich |
Bournemouth |
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xG |
1.26 |
2.23 |
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Big chances created |
2 |
4 |
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Total shots |
10 |
15 |
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Shots on target |
2 |
4 |
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Touches in opposition box |
17 |
20 |
Ipswich join the race to sign Kelvin Yeboah
After looking poor from an attacking point of view against the Cherries, Ipswich have now joined Everton in the race to sign Minnesota United striker Kelvin Yeboah, a report from Football Insider has revealed.
Crystal Palace are also keen on signing the MLS star, with the Eagles also looking to make a signing capable of firing them to safety, as they currently sit bottom of the Premier League table.
Journalist Pete O’Rourke added: “There is an opportunity for a number of Premier League clubs to strike because he’s going into the final 13 months of his contract, expiring in December 2027, and he has done very well for Minnesota. I’m sure there’ll be interest from those clubs I mentioned, probably in January.”
The 26-year-old has never tested himself in England, but he has been in exceptional form in the MLS, firing home 18 goals in 33 appearances during the 2026 regular season, while also grabbing five assists.
Having been in inspired form in front of goal, the Accra-born marksman recently reached the major milestone of becoming Minnesota United’s all-time top goalscorer.
Minnesota United boss Cameron Knowles has made it clear he is a big fan of the former Montpellier man too, saying: “He came into the start of preseason from Day 1 highly motivated. He is a guy who has really high standards for himself and incredible professionalism — always wanting to do extra.”
As such, Knowles may be reluctant to lose Yeboah, but given that his contract is set to expire at the end of next year, a move is looking increasingly likely.
