Breaking: Ipswich Town closing in on deal to sign “ridiculous” Broadhead rival.

Ipswich Town have demonstrated with their early transfer window business that they will not be satisfied with simply making up the numbers in the Premier League, as they have already broken their transfer record to make a significant statement.

Omari Hutchinson’s £22 million arrival would have rightfully thrilled Tractor Boys fans, while the more shrewd free transfer signing of Ben Johnson from West Ham United to shore up the defence in Suffolk would have been met with praise.

Kieran McKenna and Co could opt to move back to flashy purchases, as opposed to operating frugally, with this next potential addition, who could take the Premier League by storm if he joins.

According to football journalist Nick Mashiter of BBC Sport, Ipswich are getting close to signing lively Hull City winger Jaden Philogene-Bidace this season, as McKenna attempts to strengthen his already entertaining attack at Portman for the challenge of the top flight.

According to the source, Ipswich and Hull are in ‘advanced talks’ over a deal, with Philogene wanting to test himself in the Premier League, despite interest from La Liga clubs like as Barcelona.

Even with more established Premier League outfits in the form of Everton and West Ham United also being noted as interested parties, Philogene believes Ipswich to be his best onward destination away from the MKM Stadium as per BBC Sport, with McKenna over the moon at landing another statement signing if all goes to plan.

The unpredictable Hull number 23, who was previously on the books at Aston Villa before making a name for himself on Humberside, will want to take Nathan Broadhead’s concrete first-team spot off him if he does relocate to Suffolk, keeping the ex-Everton man very much on his toes.

Ipswich won the Championship by playing gung-ho football, which resulted in a division-high 92 goals last season, and that attitude does not appear to be abandoned even in such a challenging competition.

Philogene loved an audacious strike last campaign for the Tigers, as can be seen with his outrageous solo strike against Rotherham United above, with 12 goals tallied up from 32 league games in total, on top of six assists also being registered by the stand-out 22-year-old.

When comparing Philogene and Broadhead’s Championship stats, this may be a very close contest for the starting left flank position.

McKenna will have a healthy paradox with so much quality at his disposal, forcing him to step up in order to survive.

Philogene’s daring nature when striding forward, seen in his 3.6 shots per game bettering Broadhead’s 2.0 last campaign, even saw former Hull manager Liam Rosenior describe the slick 5 foot 11 attacker as “ridiculous”, with his trademark mazey runs bamboozling many a second-tier defender.

The in-demand forward would fit in well at Portman Road, with players like Conor Chaplin and George Hirst no doubt excited at the possibility of working with such an enigmatic attacker, as Ipswich appear to be a feared attacking squad even in the Premier League.

He more than deserves a shot at the top level now, having been abandoned by Villa without ever being given a fair chance in the West Midlands, with Ipswich seeming like the team to provide him with that opportunity.