To exclude, to expel: Ipswich Town defender set to join Blackpool
The 20-year-old centre-back was sublime on loan at Gillingham last season and impressed in pre-season, but is ready to leave Portman Road.
A product of the Ipswich academy, Baggott made his Tractor Boys debut in the EFL Trophy in October 2020 and has played five times for the senior team since, including two appearances in the Carabao Cup this season.
The centre-back is a full-time Indonesia international and has made 16 caps for the national team – making his first appearance in November 2021 – while he appears to be highly rated in East Anglia after signing.
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last summer, including a one-year club option.
The majority of his senior appearances at club level have been on loan from Town.
The defender made headlines with a six-month loan spell with Gills in League Two last season, but he sees less of a chance after moving up the ladder to join Cheltenham Town in the new year.
Baggott played only once for the Robins before returning to the parent club at the end of the 2022/23 season, but impressed for Ipswich pre-season, prompting Kieran McKenna to make the difficult decision to take on a short future.
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Looks like McKenna has made up his mind.
Exclusive sources tell FLW that the defender will join Blackpool on loan before tonight’s transfer deadline.
If McKenna feels the 20-year-old is overrated this season, which seems to be the case, then a loan term is perfectly justified and League One looks to be a good fit for him.
He may not have gotten the opportunities he or Ipswich expected last season, but he has thrived in League Two and his pre-season performance shows he is a prospect.
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Neil Critchley is a renowned coach, having joined Liverpool’s youth team, and you have a feeling the defender will be well looked after once his move to Bloomfield Road is complete.
As for the Tractor Boys, they have Luke Woolfenden, Cameron Burgess and George Edmundson at centre-back with Harry Clarke, Janoi Donacien and Dom Ball likely to assist, but it should come as no surprise to see them included in the squad.
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McKenna was asked about Baggott’s future earlier in the run and hinted that it’s a possibility given the strength of his other choices.
He said (via TWTD) “We have the three most natural centre-backs from last season [Luke Woolfenden, Cameron Burgess and George Edmundson], all healthy.
“Luke and Cameron are playing very well, and George is feeling much better now and is training well.
“We have Dominic [Ball], who can also play in this position.
Of course, Elkan offers us good coverage and an option in this location at the moment.
“Like I said, he’s improving game by game.
One aspect of any decision we make regarding the youngster’s future will be the strength of the team at the moment.
“But in the current situation, that is certainly not the only criterion to know if Elkan will stay in the team this season or not.
It’s a number of different factors.
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Gelhardt appeared briefly as a replacement, a role he’s been accustomed to taking since bursting onto the scene under Marcelo Bielsa.
According to journalist Darren Witcoop, he is on the radar of Ipswich amid the dwindling transfer market.
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