{"id":449997,"date":"2011-06-29T08:48:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T08:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/29\/ipswich-town%e2%80%99s-connor-wickham-set-for-sunderland-medical-report\/"},"modified":"2011-06-29T08:48:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T08:48:00","slug":"ipswich-towns-connor-wickham-set-for-sunderland-medical-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/29\/ipswich-towns-connor-wickham-set-for-sunderland-medical-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Ipswich Town\u2019s Connor Wickham set for Sunderland medical &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h4>29 Jun 2011 09:48:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"88.4631578947\">\n<div readability=\"17.3066666667\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carling Cup : Connor Wickham - Denilson, Ipswich Town v Arsenal(getty Images) \" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/121300\/121335_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Carling Cup : Connor Wickham &#8211; Denilson, Ipswich Town v Arsenal(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><em>For all the latest reports and transfer rumours, visit our dedicated section<\/em> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2559\/rumours\/archive\/1\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/england\/48598\/connor-wickham\">Connor Wickham<\/a> is set to complete a medical at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/537\/sunderland\">Sunderland<\/a> on Wednesday ahead of a move from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/708\/ipswich-town\">Ipswich Town<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span>According to the <em>Press Association<\/em>, the striker will travel to the north-east after the club made an offer in excess of \u00a38 million for the 18-year-old.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has not hidden his interest in the Portman Road youngster but the Black Cats look set to pip the Reds to the signing of the forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Merseyside is rumoured to be the Hereford-born teenager\u2019s first-choice move despite the probability he would play far fewer games than on Wearside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But the promising Under-21 international looks set to become the latest young Englishman to command a high transfer fee this summer, following in the footsteps of Phil Jones and Jordan Henderson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Although only 18, Wickham has made 72 appearances for Ipswich \u2013 35 of those coming from the bench \u2013 and scored nine times in last season\u2019s Championship campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sunderland have been looking to boost their attacking options as Darren Bent was sold to Aston Villa for \u00a324m in January, Danny Welbeck returned to Manchester United after his year-long loan spell and Fraizer Campbell will spend much of the new campaign sidelined through injury.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>South Korean forward Ji Dong-Wong is believed to have visited the country to discuss terms with Steve Bruce ahead of a prospective move to the Stadium of Light from K-League side Chunnam Dragons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Birmingham City midfielder Craig Gardner is another expected signing for the Black Cats, who finished 10th in the Premier League last season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><em>Our<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93900\/93900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"11\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0provides the best breaking news online and our\u00a0<\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93800\/93899.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"49\" height=\"10\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0football fan community is unmatched worldwide. Never miss a thing again!<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The rest is here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/06\/29\/2552724\/ipswich-towns-connor-wickham-set-for-sunderland-medical\" title=\"Ipswich Town\u2019s Connor Wickham set for Sunderland medical - report\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ipswich Town\u2019s Connor Wickham set for Sunderland medical &#8211; report<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 29 Jun 2011 09:48:00 Carling Cup : Connor Wickham &#8211; Denilson, Ipswich Town v Arsenal(getty Images) Related Links Teams Players For all the latest reports and transfer rumours, visit our dedicated section here . 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