Over the last few years, Ipswich Town have seen a great deal of expenditure and success.
Since they were taken over by Gamechanger 20 Limited in April 2021, Ipswich have brought in plenty of players that helped them finally gain promotion back to the Championship last season after four years away.
Kieran McKenna has done a great job since his arrival in December 2021, taking them back to the second tier in his first full season.
In their first season back in the Championship, the Tractor Boys are looking to be the first team to achieve back-to-back promotions since Southampton a decade ago.
They currently sit in second place and are ten games away from potentially playing Premier League football next season.
However, many players have been victims of their success, including striker Gassan Ahadme.
Ahadme started out unconvincingly
After moving from Spain, he began his career with Ipswich’s fierce rivals, Norwich City, briefly loaning him to Real Oviedo B.
He played the first half of the 21/22 season at Portsmouth, where he had his first loan in England. Only five league games would he play for Pompey until he permanently moved to Burton Albion in January 2022.
He quickly moved to his current team, Ipswich, arriving in September 2022, after netting three goals in 14 league games during the second half of the season.
But he hasn’t gotten anything done since moving to Ipswich.
What Ahadme desperately needs is a permanent move away from Portman Road.He has shown this season that he has the quality to be a top League One striker if given a lead role upfront.So far this season he has scored seven goals in 20 league games for the U’s, including five goals in his last four games, before he injured his foot.At 23, Ahadme has been at far too many different clubs, and has not found himself a permanent home.Ipswich already have an array of striking options in players like George Hirst and Ali Al-Hamadi, so Ahadme will hardly get a look in, even if they do not go up.His contract does not expire for another season, so it will take a few for him to depart.Cambridge have already shown themselves to be a team that he could join. He started to pick up form there right before his injury, and his aerial abilities are second to none.
| Gassan Ahadme’s 23/24 stats (league only, as of 08/03/24, as per FotMob) | |
|---|---|
| Appearances | 20 |
| Minutes | 1398 |
| Goals | 7 |
| Assists | 0 |
| Shots per 90 | 2.83 |
| Shots on target per 90 | 1.09 |
| Touches in opposition box per 90 | 5.09 |
On average he won 9.53 duels per 90 and 6.76 aerial duels per 90, proving himself to be quite a handful for many League One centre backs.A permanent move for Ahadme would be beneficial for all parties, as he is a player with a lot of potential.
