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Leicester City and Ipswich Town considering bid for seven-goal Championship striker who is ‘ready’ to leave
TBR Football exclusively understands that both Leicester City and Ipswich Town are eyeing a move to bring Coventry City striker Haji Wright to the Premier League this month.
As things stand, both Leicester and Ipswich are in the relegation zone, stress��ing each club’s need to add s🤪ome fresh impetus before the January transfer window ends.
Wright joined Coventry in the summer of 2023 from Turk😼ish side Antalayspor for a fee of £8m, a player who Frank Lampard would be loathe to lose.
The 26-year-old hit double figures during his first season in England and has now scored seven from 15 🌟games this term – f🔯orm that has attracted interest from the Premier League.
Haji Wright free to leave Coventry after Leicester and Ipswich interest
TBR Football chief correspondent Graeme Bailey can confirm that Wright is now ready to make a move to the top-flight, a striker who is just returnin♕g to training after a 10-game ankle ligament injury.
Both Leicester and Ipswic🌠h have shown an interest in Wright, who Coventry would be open to selling given they are likely to double their original investment.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy is ✨hoping to bolster his squad this month and attack is an area that Leicester would like to add to.
ཧLeicester are considering sending Odsonne Edouard back to Crystal Palace, which would make room for Wright or any🐟 other possible addition.
On their part, Ipswich are ready to back Kieran McKenna and bringing in Wright would provide a new opt🍸ion in ♋attack.
Liam Delap is being strongly linked with a move right now, a striker who is alrea𓆉dy starring under McKenna, but both club and player are not thinking about a move in January as things stand, even if Ipswich are also keen not to be caught out.
Haji Wright praised for his ‘character’ after United States call-up
Of course, Wright’s form for Coventry has already💦 led to one or two high-profile moments for the striker.
Wright scored a 95th minute penalty against Manchester United in last season’s FA Cup semi-final, and since moving to England, the striker hasꦜ continued to make strides for the USMNT.
Speaking in🗹 March of last year, former United States boss Gregg Berhalter praised Wright’s ‘charac💎ter’ given his attitude towards a late call-up for his country after originally being snubbed.
Berhalter called Wright to tell him that he had been dropped from the squad, with the striker then decidꦰing to take a family holiday to Dubai.
When Norwich City striker Josh Sargent then picked up an injury, Berhalter called Wright at the last minute, when he was already 🌼at the airport with his family ready to depart for Dubai.
After giving him 10 minutes to reply, Berhalter said: “He called me back and he said, ‘I’m in’, and, when I heard that, it really shows what type of guy he is and what his ch🌞aracter is.”