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If Ipswich Town sign Middlesbrough’s Hayden Hackney – These two players should follow him to Portman Road..

Ipswich Town are eyeing up a move for Middlesbrough’s Hayden Hackney.

According to TWTD, the Tractor Boys are looking to swoop for the highly-rated midfielder.

The Suffolk side desperately need to add depth to their engine room after losing the likes of Jens Cajuste, Kalvin Phillips and Massimo Luongo.

Club captain Sam Morsy is also poised to exit Portman Road, which makes a move for Hackney all the more reasonable.

It was speculated that Porto made offers to sign the midfielder earlier this year, with Premier League trio Everton, Brentford and Crystal Palace among the other clubs thought to be monitoring him.

However, this interest had gone quiet which has given Ipswich the opportunity to try and secure his services.

The 23-year-old was part of the England U21 squad that won the European Championship this summer and made 43 appearances for Boro last term.

Hackney would be a real coup for the Tractor Boys, but they can’t rest on their laurels if Premier League promotion is the goal.

Therefore, Football League World have highlighted two other players that Kieran McKenna and Co. could swoop for this summer.

Emmanuel Latte Lath
Emmanuel Latte Lath scores for Middlesbrough vs Leeds United
Ipswich Town lost their main source of goals earlier this summer after Liam Delap signed for Chelsea.

They currently have George Hirst and Ali Al Hamadi in the striker department; however the latter has been linked with a move away which means that the Tractor Boys will need to sign a new frontman.

Emmanuel Latte Lath departed Middlesbrough for Atlanta United in January, after netting 27 goals in his last 59 Championship appearances.

The Ivorian hasn’t been able to replicate those performances in the States however, scoring just once in his last 14 matches.

Emmanuel Latte Lath – Middlesbrough league goals and appearances (per Fbref.com)

Season

Appearances (Starts)

Goals (Assists)

2023-24

30 (23)

16 (1)

2024-25

29 (20)

11 (3).

McKenna has been a long-time admirer of the 26-year-old, seeing a £20 million bid for his services rejected last summer.

Ipswich were also credited with an interest in the striker earlier this window too, so it wouldn’t be a shock for Latte Lath to end up at Portman Road eventually.