Ipswich Town complete £20m signing of Ghana winger Abdul Fatawu Issahaku

[p]The 22-year-old joins the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ipswich/thqhB2MB/"]Tractor Boys[/a] in a deal worth in the region of £20 million, making him one of the most expensive signings of Ipswich’s summer business as head coach Gary O’Neil reshapes his squad for a return to the Premier League after last season’s promotion.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fataw-issahaku/bZdUUhdL/"]Fatawu[/a] had attracted interest from a host of Premier League and European clubs, including [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham United[/a], as well as sides in France, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.[/p][embed guid="751f0b0c-38ef-40e4-8b7c-6f0f30280c82" url="https://x.com/IpswichTown/status/2079599091760218151?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Ipswich, however, moved quickly and decisively to secure his signature, with negotiations completed in time for the winger to link up with his new teammates on their pre-season training camp in La Manga, Spain.[/p][p]The move brings to a close his spell at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leicester/KrrdAMyI/"]Leicester City[/a] that began when Fatawu joined the Foxes on loan from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sporting-cp/tljXuHBC/"]Sporting CP[/a] in August 2023, before signing permanently in July 2024 for a reported fee of €17 million.[/p][p]He had two full seasons at the King Power Stadium, with a Premier League campaign in 2024/25 disrupted by a serious knee injury sustained in November 2024, ruling him out for the rest of the season.[/p][p]He returned to full fitness for the 2025/26 season and produced arguably the best campaign of his career to date, scoring nine goals and providing seven assists in 44 Championship appearances for Leicester.[/p][p]Despite that personal breakthrough, the Foxes were relegated to League One at the end of the season, a second consecutive drop, and one that made the sale of the club’s marquee attacker unavoidable.[/p][p]O'Neil expressed enthusiasm about the signing of Issahaku, a player he believes adds quality to the Ipswich side.[/p][p]"[b]Abdul is a young player who has already gained good experience in the game and we’re excited to have him with us[/b].  [/p][p] “[b]He has strong physical and technical attributes, is comfortable on the ball and can test the opposition in one-on-one situations, so will provide us with good options within the squad[/b]. [/p][image alt="Fatawu Issahaku in action against Colombia at 2026 World Cup" id="66a4d0b4-fbf6-4a13-8a90-7f6b6f8db996" credit-line="Hsu/ZUMA Press Wire / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia" guid="10987188-3795-4974-adc1-fa2cebfe79d0" original-width="1400" original-height="933" /][p]“[b]Having represented his country at the World Cup this summer, I know he is now looking forward to getting to work ahead of the Premier League season[/b]," he added. [/p][p]Issahaku was included in Carlos Queiroz’s 26-man Ghana squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico and made four appearances as the Black Stars progressed to the round of 32.[/p][p]The Suffolk club open the 2026/27 Premier League campaign with a home game against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]Sunderland[/a] on August 22nd.[/p][image alt="Owuraku Ampofo" id="345f5fd0-6a26-4f45-8078-6462582c5da7" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="3c059f3c-41f5-4e80-8176-a0c5cf14c9b0" original-width="1200" original-height="381" /]