Swans to miss out on Ipswich midfielder Fraser?

Monday, 31 January 2022, 7:43
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Ipswich Town are ‘seriously considering’ a second Charlton Athletic bid for midfielder Scott Fraser who has been a reported target for the Swans in the January window.

The Addicks had a first bid turned down at the start of the weekend but have now returned to Portman Road with an offer that is now under consideration by Ipswich as they consider whether to release the player who only signed for them back in the summer.

Fraser has yet to feature under new manager Kieran McKenna, having struggled with injuries of late and it is looking increasingly unlikely he will remain at Portman Road past the deal.

Nothing has been reported of any definite bids from the Swans although he could be another that falls into the category of the Swans needing to see exits from the club before they could progress any move.

Fraser of course played under Swans boss Russell Martin at MK Dons with Fraser full of praise for the boss last season when he commented shortly after a poor run of form about the support he got from Martin and his staff.ย โ€œIโ€™ve things off the pitch that Iโ€™m not really happy with at the moment. I think when you’re happy, you play your best football and I really appreciate their support. I spoke to them the other day and had a good chat about things that are going on. I hope that will bring back my best form.

โ€œIt has been tough for everyone, these lockdowns but it’s really tough being so far from my friends and family โ€“ itโ€™s not easy. Everything is good when things are going well, scoring and assisting, but it says a lot about the staff when things aren’t going well. ย It could be easy for them to think Iโ€™m not playing well.โ€

Ipswich boss McKenna said, shortly after the first bid was receivedย โ€œAs far as Iโ€™m concerned heโ€™s part of the planning. Heโ€™s not been able to get on the pitch during my time here so far but itโ€™s only been five weeks or so. Heโ€™s had a little injury in that time and weโ€™ve had games called off by Covid, too.

โ€œI know all about Scottโ€™s quality because Iโ€™ve watched lots of him for Burton and at MK Dons, so heโ€™s certainly a player who has quality to impact at this level and one who can contribute if he gets the opportunity.โ€

Images courtesy of Getty Images, Athena Picture Agency and Swansea City Football Club.

Phil Sumbler

Been watching the Swans since the very late 1970s and running the Planet Swans website (in all its current and previous guises since the summer of 2001 As it stood JackArmy.net was right at the forefront of some of the activity against Tony Petty back in 2001, breaking many of the stories of the day as fans stood against the actions where the local media failed. Was involved with the Swans Supporters Trust from 2005, for the large part as Chairman before standing down in the summer of 2020.

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