Ipswich Town: Kieran McKenna on Ben Godfrey signing.

Kieran McKenna, manager of Ipswich Town, says he wants to add to his squad after signing Ben Godfrey on loan. Godfrey, 26, a former Norwich and Everton defender, has joined the Blues on loan from Italian club Atalanta. “We’re positive about it, and we’re happy to have him,” McKenna said following today’s 2-2 draw at Fulham.

“We wanted to strengthen this section of the team. Axel Tuanzebe was a vital player for us at the start of the season, but he has missed a significant amount of time. Hopefully he’ll be back in a month, but he’s been out for quite some time, and we’ve lost that profile of a centre-back who can play right-back, is powerful one-on-one, and has terrific physicality.

“Ben comes in and gives us another profile like that in the squad, he has Premier League experience, is hungry to come here, is a strong character and we’re really happy to have him for the second half of the season.”

When asked what other business he’d like to conduct in the January window, the Blues manager replied: “It’s widely known that we want to add in the forward areas as well. We’ve been without Geogre Hirst for probably more than half of the games, which has made the team rely significantly on Liam (Delap). We need help in that area. “We’ll attempt to add goals to the squad if feasible, but I’m very sure every club in the world has the same wish list for January! Let’s see what we can accomplish.

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