Ipswich City gamers are involved Kieran McKenna could also be poached by a Premier League rival after main them again to the highest flight.
Following relegation final season, the Tractor Boys secured a direct return from the Championship below McKenna, who has now received three promotions with the membership.
McKenna is below contract till June 2028 and any membership who needed to rent him must pay vital compensation. But he retains a powerful status within the recreation.
The 39-year-old was on the shortlist for the Chelsea job when Enzo Maresca was employed in summer season 2024 and he additionally attracted curiosity from Brighton. Crystal Palace are looking for a brand new supervisor this summer season and McKenna is thought to have admirers at Selhurst Park.
McKenna has proven no want to go away Ipswich however promoted managers face an identical battle: learn how to make a crew aggressive within the high flight whereas additionally guaranteeing the membership is financially secure.
In 2024-25, Ipswich spent greater than £130million however gathered solely 22 factors from 38 video games. They then made revenue of about £26million on transfers final summer season after promoting Omari Hutchinson to Nottingham Forest and Liam Delap to Chelsea.
Kieran McKenna takes within the adulation of followers on Ipswich’s open high bus tour on Monday
After sealing his third promotion in 4 seasons with the membership with a 3-0 win over QPR final Saturday, McKenna stated: ‘It means lots. It is most likely been the toughest one, if I am trustworthy. It is good. I understand how laborious we have needed to work to show it round. As a membership we had such a climb and a steep fall. We have needed to rebuild this crew below troublesome circumstances and we need to be the place we’re.
‘It was particular to do it back-to-back with principally the identical group of gamers, I don’t suppose it would ever be repeated once more with the best way funds are going.
‘This one has been a giant problem. I understand how laborious we have now needed to work for it and that it might have gone in utterly totally different course so I’m proud we saved it collectively and get it over the road.’
