An update has emerged on Cameron Burgess, regarding how much Ipswich have paid for the defender.
What's the talk?
According to The Sun on Sunday (15/08/21, pg. 63) (via The 72), Ipswich agreed a £750k deal to sign the 25-year-old defender from League One rivals Accrington Stanley this month.
The Tractor Boys officially confirmed the signing on Sunday, with Burgess putting pen to paper on a three-year deal with the club.
Accy boss John Coleman confirmed that the Tractor Boys are closing in on the defender on Saturday, admitting that he believes the player is being sold for less than he is worth. He said:
“It looks like he’s going to Ipswich. I think the two sides agreed [on] a fee last night.”
“Me and [Andy] Holty are generally on the same page a lot of the time but this one wasn’t my decision.
“If it was my decision I would have held out for more money and I certainly didn’t want to lose him because I think he’s worth more.
“But we have got a decent fee for him and the chairman can carry on trying to make this club a better place to come to which, at the end of the day, is what everybody wants."
Fans will be buzzing
Ipswich fans will surely be buzzing with this news as it appears as though Ipswich have picked up a bargain deal for the defender. Coleman's comments suggest that the club should have paid more for Burgess than they have, given that he says he would have held out for more.
Looking at his statistics for Accrington in League One over the past 12 months or so, it is easy to see why his former boss believes Ipswich are getting a steal.
Of the players who are still at Portman Road, Nsiala's WhoScored rating of 6.96 was the highest out of the centre-backs in League One.
So far this season, Ipswich have conceded four goals in their first two league outings and Luke Wolfenden's score of 6.79 is the highest by any central defender, with Janoi Donacien also playing out of position at centre-back in both games.
Meanwhile, Burgess enjoyed a sensational 2020/21 campaign with Accrington. He averaged a phenomenal WhoScored rating of 7.22 across 44 appearances, winning 6.8 aerial battles and making 4.4 tackles and interceptions per game.
In his first match of the current season, he achieved a rating of 7.21 as he won 10 aerial battles, made six clearances and one block. He also put in a stout defensive display against Rotherham in the League Cup, winning 13 aerial battles and making three blocks as he recorded a rating of 7.62.
This shows that he has the quality to put in consistently excellent performances in League One at centre-back, which suggests that he has a good chance of being a success at Portman Road - in the third tier at least.
To pick up a player of that ilk without breaking seven figures appears to be a terrific deal for Ipswich on paper and the supporters will be delighted with this approach from the club. They will be buzzing that their side is being shrewd in the transfer market and snapping up bargains instead of overpaying on talent.
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