The Ipswich academy talent who would be worth more than Hutchinson by 2024.
Before the Premier League season began, supporters of Ipswich Town reminisced over their team’s past success at the highest level of English football.
One moment that will undoubtedly stand out is when iconic former Tractor Boys manager George Burley miraculously secured a UEFA Cup qualification spot for the Suffolk side at the end of the 2000/01 season, a ridiculous achievement given that the underdogs had only been promoted to the top division the previous season.
After a season of success, Ipswich was relegated. However, Kieran McKenna now has the potential to restore Ipswich’s footballing reputation in the present.
It hasn’t gone as planned so far, with no victories in his side’s first three Premier League games, but he will be hoping that players like Omari Hutchinson can shine in the future to help the Tractor Boys thrive.
Hutchinson moved to Ipswich.
McKenna will be hoping that Hutchinson performs well in the Premier League, having gotten the most out of him last season in the league below during an impressive loan stay.
Last season, the ex-Chelsea youth scored 11 goals and assisted six in all competitions while on loan in Suffolk. He worked effectively with George Hirst and Conor Chaplin in the attacking positions at Portman Road, resulting in automatic promotion.
His excellent play in the Championship towards the end of last season would come at a high cost for McKenna’s side this summer, as his price had skyrocketed, and Chelsea were not about to let the 5’9″ attacker return to Portman Road for nothing.
Hutchinson was a record-breaking £20 million buy for the newly promoted club this summer. However, he may struggle to maintain his new team’s top-flight status.
Amazingly, if you transported yourself back to Burley’s decorated days in the dugout, one former Ipswich young product from the 1990s would be sold for more than Hutchinson’s £20 million, if the same huge swap occurred through the prism of today’s inflated transfer scenario.
To compute this, use TotallyMoney’s Transfer Index, which compares past trades to their current value.
Kieron Dyer’s worth in 2024
Kieron Dyer, now retired, began his career in Suffolk before moving on to play for Newcastle United, West Ham United, and other top-flight clubs.
Dyer made 100 appearances for the Tractor Boys in two terms, with his first tenure earning him a big transfer to the Magpies in 1999.
The Tyneside titans would have paid £8.1 million for him at the time. However, with the Transfer Index, the identical deal would now cost £27.9 million.
Dyer excelled at St James’ field, having scored nine goals from the center of the field for Ipswich before coming to Newcastle. He played 250 games for the club over several seasons and contributed 80 goals.
| Dyer’s career after Newcastle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Club played for | Games | Goals | Assists |
| West Ham United | 35 | 0 | 3 |
| Ipswich | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Sourced by Transfermarkt | |||
However, the rest of his career was blighted by chronic injury issues, as seen by his lack of games at his final four employers, including a dismal return to Portman Road.
As a result, the Tractor Boys were correct to cash in on Dyer at the time, whilst McKenna’s men will hope Hutchinson does not turn out to be a failed blockbuster deal, based on former players.
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