Why Ipswich Town’s genius £24m spend might make them the real winners of the transfer window

This winter, Premier League teams spent more than £370 million on signings, but Ipswich Town’s business may be the most remarkable.

These days, there are many issues with transfer windows, such as the growing effects of global

ownership groups and skyrocketing agent fees, but those discussions are for another time.

Determining whether the work done was truly valuable is maybe the biggest issue facing the majority

of fans right now. There are always “winners” and “losers” in every window, but even when a deal is a bust, it may take weeks, months, or even years for it to pay off.

However, when the stakes are high, supporters naturally want to know right away if their team’s

chances have increased with their new additions. Thankfully, there are instances when a team’s work

is, at least on paper, obviously smart or foolish. It’s only fair to commend the efforts of the team we believe made the best choices, as we’ve already expressed disapproval of the choices made by our pick

for the largest “loser” of the January transfer window. Ipswich Town happened to be there.

It would be a major understatement to suggest that Kieran McKenna’s team had a pivotal transfer window. They have an uphill task to prolong their stay in the top division after a recent 2-1 loss to

fellow promoted team Southampton has begun to dull some of their strong early-season performances. For a team that had just been promoted, the roster was decent, but there were some obvious problems that needed to be fixed, and they were.

How Ipswich faced up to hard truths in the transfer window

To begin with, they have a new goalie, which was possibly their largest acquisition to date. The

deadline-day arrival of Alex Palmer from West Brom might be a significant boost because Christian Walton, who replaced Aro Muric, has an inconsistent record as a starter and was responsible for a succession of expensive ricks…

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