- Kieran McKenna indicators new four-year cope with Ipswich City
- The 38-year-old has led the Tractor Boys to 2 consecutive promotions
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Kieran McKenna has signed a four-year contract with Ipswich City, the membership has confirmed.
This places an finish to questions over his future, having been linked with Manchester United, Chelsea and Brighton in current weeks.
McKenna has led the Tractor Boys to 2 successive promotions to the Premier League, after they completed twelfth in League One in December 2021.
McKenna, who’s beneath contract till 2028, mentioned: 'I’m extraordinarily proud to have signed a brand new contract with the membership.'
'We’ve loved unbelievable success collectively during the last two seasons and I’m excited to have the chance and accountability to steer this implausible membership into their first season within the Premier League in 22 years.
Kieran McKenna has signed a brand new four-year contract with Ipswich City after becoming a member of in 2021
The 38-year-old has led Ipswich to 2 consecutive promotions to the Premier League
'Since attaining promotion firstly of Could we’ve been getting ready and planning for the challenges forward, and there’s nonetheless numerous work to do earlier than the beginning of the brand new season, which is a really thrilling time for everybody on the membership.
'I'm very completely happy to commit my future to taking the following step with Ipswich City and am actually excited for what lies forward as we proceed this journey collectively.'
Manchester United had held talks with McKenna earlier than the FA Cup Last in a bid to keep away from the sacking of Erik ten Hag.
He has been a fan of the Pink Devils since childhood and has beforehand been their assistant supervisor.
On Sunday, Chelsea sporting administrators Paul Winstanley and Lawrence Stewart personally known as McKenna to inform him he wouldn’t be changing Mauricio Pochettino.
Leicester Metropolis boss Enzo Maresca is on the verge of being introduced as their new boss.
In the meantime, he had emerged as a number one candidate for the Brighton job alongside Graham Potter after Roberto De Zerbi left the Amex on the finish of the season.
Guardian His new deal at Portman Street will make him one of many highest-paid managers in England, in line with the report.
His work at Ipswich has taken them again to the highest tier for the primary time since 2001-02
He was open to jobs at Chelsea and Brighton, whereas Manchester United had been in talks with him
McKenna has beforehand served as assistant supervisor of Manchester United and is a supporter of
Ipswich City CEO Mark Ashton mentioned: 'We’re delighted that Kieran has dedicated his future to the membership.
'Success brings challenges and there was a lot hypothesis about that in current weeks, however Kieran and I’ve stored in fixed communication, typically a number of occasions a day, as we plan for the membership's first Premier League season in a era.
'Kieran signing a brand new contract is a serious increase as it is a essential marketing campaign as we proceed to work onerous in preparation for the upcoming season.'
Ipswich shall be contesting their first Premier League marketing campaign since 2001-02, having secured promotion from the Championship at their first try.
His achievements with a workforce that had beforehand been in decline made him one of the vital sought-after managers within the nation.
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