Wes Burns leaves Ipswich Town for Leicester on three-year deal | OneFootball

According to BBC UK, Leicester have signed 31-year-old winger Wes Burns from Ipswich Town on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, announced on Thursday. The move sparked an outpouring of thanks from Town fans.

Burns arrived at Portman Road in 2021 when Ipswich were in League One, then helped drive the club’s rise back to the Premier League. He became a terrace favourite for his direct wing play.

Supporter Sandra Cunningham said she was gutted to see him go, calling him her standout player of the past five years and a good old-fashioned winger. She welcomed his reunion with Conor Chaplin and felt Leicester fans would quickly embrace them.

Rhys Gooding described Burns as the model professional, honest, hard-working and proud to wear the badge, and said he deserved warm wishes even if he had hoped for another Premier League crack. Sam Burman felt it was the right moment for Burns to move on.

Burns made 164 Ipswich appearances and scored 30 goals. He registered 10 goal contributions in 35 Premier League outings in 2024, and won his first Wales cap in the Nations League against Poland in June 2022.

He was the first signing after the Gamechanger 20 takeover in April 2021 and leaves as one of the club’s most popular modern players. Supporters credit him with a key role in Ipswich’s promotion-winning campaigns.

Source: BBC UK

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