As things stand, Ipswich Town team is headed for incredible back-to-back promotions that will see them promoted to the Premier League. However, that achievement might come at the highest price, as a European team is currently considering a move for its outstanding manager.
Kieran McKenna’s prospects in Ipswich
The fact that McKenna has been connected to moving away is hardly surprising. A manager like him, who has turned Ipswich around, is bound for greatness. Whether he ends up managing at Ipswich or somewhere else in the future, it seems to be a question of when rather than if.
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Naturally, Crystal Palace apparently tried to sign him to succeed Roy Hodgson earlier this year, but in the end, they turned to Oliver Glasner, the former manager of Eintracht Frankfurt. Remaining at Portman Road, McKenna now appears certain to complete the work he began, which was the Championship promotion.
But in the middle of any possible festivities, clubs will surely start to circle again, leaving the manager to consider his options one more time. One team that might be in the running is VfB Stuttgart, who have had a fantastic season in the Bundesliga thus far. Similar to Ipswich, Stuttgart’s triumph might have a managerial price, since Sebastian Hoenes’s has previously been connected to the Bayern Munich position.
Director of Football Fabian Wohlgemuth and Stuttgart have now put McKenna on their shortlist of candidates to take Hoenes’s’ place should it become necessary this summer, according to Sport Bild via Sport Witness. Hoenes’s would be a tough act to follow after leading the Bundesliga team from 16th to third place this season and only four points behind Bayern Munich. However, McKenna has more than demonstrated his abilities at Portman Road.
Ipswich may suffer a significant setback if McKenna executed a shock switch during a summer of widespread management turnover.
Ipswich cannot bear McKenna’s departure.
The importance of Ipswich holding onto McKenna for as long as possible is almost obvious. He is the one who is most likely to open the doors to the Premier League sooner rather than later. He has been the key to their recent ascent. But with McKenna’s stated goals of being the finest manager in the league, it should be much easier to lure him away should Ipswich’s promotion attempt fail.
Stuttgart is also a great option as a backup. Stuttgart’s ascent is comparable to that of Ipswich, who similarly transformed from a struggling team to one of their division’s top teams under the direction of a rookie manager, despite the fact that on paper they could look like an unconventional pick. Now, should Stuttgart need to relocate, McKenna is in an excellent position to take on where Hoeness might leave off this summer.
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