Ipswich Town complete signing of left-back Conor Townsend from West Brom

Ipswich Town have completed the signing of left-back Conor Townsend from West Brom.

The 31-year-old joined the Baggies in 2018 from Scunthorpe United and made 213 appearances for The Hawthorns outfit.

The former Hull City defender, who has also had loan spells at Grimsby Town, Chesterfield, Carlisle United, Dundee United, will team up with the rest of the squad in Germany today (Thursday).

“To play in the Premier League again is a big challenge for me and this kind of opportunity doesn’t come around very often so I jumped at the chance,” he said, speaking to the club’s website.

“The move came around quite quickly and I’m excited to get started. I have had good conversations with the manager and everyone speaks very highly of him, so I’m looking forward to getting started and working under him.

“I played against Ipswich twice last season and both were very tough games. What the team was able to achieve last season was special, so I’m excited to be a part of it now.”

Townsend becomes the Blues’ sixth signing of the summer, joining Omari Hutchinson, Ben Johnson, Liam Delap, Jacob Greaves and Arijanet Muric through the door at Portman Road.

Kieran McKenna’s side return to action with friendlies in Germany tomorrow and on Saturday against Borussia Monchengladbach and Hoffenheim respectively.