{"id":440831,"date":"2011-06-14T10:56:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T10:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/14\/ipswich-prepared-to-sell-arsenal-liverpool-target-connor-wickham-for-12-million\/"},"modified":"2011-06-14T10:56:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-14T10:56:00","slug":"ipswich-prepared-to-sell-arsenal-liverpool-target-connor-wickham-for-12-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/14\/ipswich-prepared-to-sell-arsenal-liverpool-target-connor-wickham-for-12-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Ipswich prepared to sell Arsenal &#038; Liverpool target Connor Wickham for \u00a312 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h4>14 Jun 2011 11:56:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"128.868861766\">\n<div readability=\"11.7720207254\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Wickham(Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/102400\/102482_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Connor Wickham(Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>EXCLUSIVE<\/strong><br \/>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2989\/wayne-veysey\/archive\/1\">Wayne Veysey<\/a> | Chief Correspondent<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/search\/results?cof=FORID%3A10&#038;cx=partner-pub-2568680452975491%3Apj7iucka3ou&#038;ie=utf8&#038;q=ipswich+town&#038;sa=\">Ipswich Town<\/a> are ready to sell <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/search\/results?cof=FORID%3A10&#038;cx=partner-pub-2568680452975491%3Apj7iucka3ou&#038;ie=utf8&#038;q=connor+wickham&#038;sa=#877\">Connor Wickham<\/a> to one of the Premier League big guns if they meet the Championship club\u2019s \u00a312 million asking price, <strong>Goal.com<\/strong> can disclose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Liverpool and Arsenal lead the chase for the England Under-21 international, who is the next young English talent on the verge of a seven-figure move this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Liverpool have enquired about the 18-year-old striker \u2013 dubbed the \u2018next Alan Shearer\u2019 \u2013 in the current transfer window and told Ipswich they would be willing to pay \u00a37m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ipswich told the Merseysiders they value Wickham at \u00a314m although sources close to the negotiations have told <strong>Goal.com<\/strong> they would accept \u00a312m for the youngster, who was an unused substitute in last Sunday\u2019s European Under-21 opener against Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Arsenal have proposed a loan-back deal to Ipswich, whereby they purchase the player and then loan him back to Portman Road for 12 months to continue his football education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is understood that Arsene Wenger believes that Wickham is not yet ready to challenge for a place in Arsenal\u2019s first-team despite his obvious physical similarities to Nicklas Bendtner, who has expressed a desire to leave Emirates Stadium this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tottenham had a gentleman\u2019s agreement with Ipswich when Roy Keane was manager that they have first refusal on the teenager if the price is right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Spurs loaned youngsters Andros Townsend and Jake Livermore to Portman Road last season and have a good relationship with the Suffolk club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c4\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/121300\/121335hp2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><strong>Teenage star |<\/strong> Liverpool, Arsenal &#038; Tottenham all want Ipswich striker Wickham<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Although Harry Redknapp has received glowing reports from his scouts on Wickham\u2019s potential, he is not convinced that the player is ready to play regularly at the highest level at this stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Despite being a Liverpool supporter, Wickham is open to moving to any of the Champions League calibre clubs and is likely to be swayed by the prospect of more first-team opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, he is believed to be more content at Ipswich following Paul Jewell\u2019s appointment in January, with all of his nine goals for the club last season coming after Keane was sacked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe wants to play in the Premier League but he is happy enough at Ipswich, especially since Paul Jewell came in,\u201d a source told <strong>Goal.com<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cArsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool have showed interest in this window but if he went to Arsenal and Tottenham he would sit on the bench a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIpswich would sell for the right money but they like the idea of loaning him back for a season to help them get out of the Championship.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Wickham\u2019s future is unlikely to be sorted out until he returns from England Under-21 duty in Denmark, although Jewell has reiterated that there have not yet been any formal offers for his prize asset.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Everyone seems to be talking about Connor, but there&#8217;s been no bid for him,\u201d Jewell said on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;We&#8217;ve had enquiries, but enquiries don&#8217;t mean anything. I could ring up Barcelona and enquire about Lionel Messi, but it doesn&#8217;t mean I&#8217;ll get him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Connor is happy here and as far as we&#8217;re concerned he&#8217;ll be with us for next season. The good thing is that we don&#8217;t have to sell anyone.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/06\/14\/2531437\/ipswich-prepared-to-sell-arsenal-liverpool-target-connor-wickham-\" title=\"Ipswich prepared to sell Arsenal &amp; Liverpool target Connor Wickham for \u00a312 million\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ipswich prepared to sell Arsenal &amp; Liverpool target Connor Wickham for \u00a312 million<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 14 Jun 2011 11:56:00 Connor Wickham(Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players EXCLUSIVE By Wayne Veysey | Chief Correspondent Ipswich Town are ready to sell Connor Wickham to one of the Premier League big guns if they meet the Championship club\u2019s \u00a312 million asking price, Goal.com can disclose. Liverpool and Arsenal lead the chase for the England Under-21 international, who is the next young English talent on the verge of a seven-figure move this summer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":440832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-440831","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ipswich prepared to sell Arsenal &amp; Liverpool target Connor Wickham for \u00a312 million - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/14\/ipswich-prepared-to-sell-arsenal-liverpool-target-connor-wickham-for-12-million\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Ipswich prepared to sell Arsenal &amp; Liverpool target Connor Wickham for \u00a312 million - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"14 Jun 2011 11:56:00 Connor Wickham(Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players EXCLUSIVE By Wayne Veysey | Chief Correspondent Ipswich Town are ready to sell Connor Wickham to one of the Premier League big guns if they meet the Championship club\u2019s \u00a312 million asking price, Goal.com can disclose. 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