The team led by Kieran McKenna is vying for back-to-back promotions, and like other elite teams, they will be drawn in by the wealth that may be theirs if they succeed.
The Tractor Boys broke the club transfer record between 2000 and 2002, when they were playing in the topflight. Nothing has surpassed it since.
Here, we examine the record transactions and current status of Ipswich.
This list demonstrates how difficult it is for former players to give up football.
Disclaimer: Ipswich’s second and third record signings, Matteo Sereni and Marcus Bent, will not be mentioned due to sensitive reasons.
Henderson Hermann
When Norwich climbed to the Premier League in 2000, they smashed Hermann Henderson’s record transfer fee.
Left-back Henderson left Wimbledon, where he was a physical presence in a team that the Premier League’s big boys would frequently find difficult to play against.
He played for Charlton Athletic and Portsmouth after three years at Portman Road, where he had his best years.
Harry Redknapp’s 2008 FA Cup winning team was undoubtedly his career high point.
Although Henderson hasn’t stopped playing since retiring, the most of his managerial career has been devoted to his home country of Iceland.
He began his coaching career with ÍBV in a player-manager capacity; he went back there in 2021 and is currently manager.
Henderson played alongside Sol Campbell at Portsmouth, and during his lone coaching position outside of Iceland in 2019–20, he assisted Campbell as Southend’s manager.
He expressed his wish to return to managing in England in a Sky Sports interview last year.
“This is my fourth season in Iceland, but I want to return to England and manage in the home country of football,” he stated. That’s my goal right now. After ten years of coaching, I believe I’m ready to move on to a position where I have in-depth knowledge of the game. I long for that feeling once more.”
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