Ipswich Town beat Sheffield United, Stoke, Hull City, Blackburn to sign Aston Villa's Nigerian midfielder 

Allnigeriasoccer.com can report with certainty that English Premier League new boys Ipswich Town are on the brink of announcing the signing of Aston Villa's Nigerian midfielder Abube Onuchukwu. 

Only an official confirmation of the deal is pending as the 2005-born player has already put pen to paper on a two-year contract, keeping him at the Tractor Boys until June 30, 2026.

Onuchukwu will officially become an Ipswich Town player on July 1, 2024, a day after his contract with Aston Villa expires. 

Ipswich Town have pulled off a massive transfer coup by bringing him to Portman club, beating several Championship and League One clubs to the signature of the versatile central midfielder. 

Apart from Ipswich Town, Shefield United and Hull City also invited him to attend trials but Onuchukwu had already made up his mind to continue his career with The Blues. 

Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers, plus League One outfit Peterborough United all made approaches to sign him but were unsuccessful. 

Although Onuchukwu played predominantly as a central midfielder while at Aston Villa, Ipswich Town are planning to use him as a left-back and left-sided central defender. 

He joined Aston Villa at U13 level, rising through the youth teams ranks to sign a scholarship deal with the Lions before the start of the 2022-2023 season. 

Ifeanyi Emmanuel 

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