Ipswich Town’s Sam Williams is attracting interest from Manchester United.
The significant transfer chief might soon be heading back to his old team, according to Alan Nixon.
The head of recruitment for the Tractor Boys began working for the team in April 2022 and has been instrumental in determining their approach to the transfer market.
He did, however, work at Old Trafford for four years, starting as a performance analyst and working his way up to recruitment analyst for the first team.
With new minority owner Jim Ratcliffe aiming to restructure the people behind the scenes of the Premier League team, this could prove to be a major blow to the Championship team.
Carlton Palmer: Ipswich “will not welcome this news”
Considering how effectively the team has recruited throughout the transfer window under Williams, Carlton Palmer thinks this might be a serious setback to the Ipswich team.
However, he thinks it might be too hard to decline an offer to play for a team like Manchester United.
Palmer had stated that “Sir Jim Ratcliffe is spearheading employing former Manchester United employee Sam Williams from Ipswich Town.”
“Williams is currently head of recruitment at Ipswich Town.
“The Red Devils and Ratcliffe are looking to put together a new-look scouting team.
“Sam is impressing in his current role in high-flying Ipswich, masterminding signings and helping the Tractor Boys sit fourth in the Championship table.
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“This is really encouraging news from a Man United perspective, but not so good for Ipswich.
“He’s young at 36, and could represent great business.
“He will have fresh ideas, and we can all see at United the recruitment of players has been poor in recent years for a club of Man United’s magnitude.
“With Ipswich looking to secure back-to-back promotions, they will not welcome this news.
“And if Manchester United come knocking, you just don’t turn down that opportunity.”
Ipswich Town league position
| Championship Table (As it stands February 5th) | ||||
| Team | P | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Leicester City | 30 | 41 | 72 |
| 2 | Southampton | 29 | 23 | 61 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 30 | 26 | 60 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 15 | 59 |
| 5 | West Brom | 29 | 14 | 48 |
| 6 | Hull City | 29 | 5 | 45 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 30 | 12 | 44 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 30 | 8 | 44 |
Jeremy Sarmiento and Kieffer Moore were two of the newcomers, and both are already doing well for their new team.
Unfortunately, Ipswich’s 3-2 loss against Preston North End last weekend has caused them to drop to fourth place in the Championship standings.
McKenna’s team has only prevailed in one of their last eight league games, which has cost them a spot in the automatic promotion spots.
Williams’ departure could be a blow
Williams has received recognition for his contributions behind the scenes at Portman Road, where he has contributed to the development of a team that is competitive enough to challenge for promotion to the Premier League.
The only team able to match the recently demoted Premier League sides of Leicester City, Southampton, and Leeds United is Ipswich.
Their recruitment team’s strength is demonstrated even if they narrowly lose out on promotion this year.
Losing Williams before the summer transfer window may be disastrous for the Suffolk team, as it is telling that a club like Man United is showing interest in him.