Although Ipswich Town still has time, they ought to consider Cameron Burgess’ long-term future with the team very soon.
Ipswich Town might soon have to make difficult choices about the futures of a few of its players.
The Tractor Boys are presently vying with Southampton, Leeds United, Leicester City, and them for the two automatic positions in a promotion battle.
Thus, with 11 league games left, Kieran McKenna and Ipswich will be concentrating on what is occurring on the field.
However, choices on player contracts will soon need to be made. One player whose contract is about to expire is defender Cameron Burgess.
Ipswich Town’s contract status with Cameron Burgess
Burgess joined the team from Accrington Stanley and has been at Portman Road since the summer of 2021.
Burgess played for a number of teams before joining Ipswich Town, including Accrington, Fulham, Oldham Athletic, Scunthorpe United, and Salford City.
During his one season with Stanley, the defender made an impression, which led to his transfer to Ipswich. Burgess has developed into one of the Tractor Boys’ most important players since joining the team.
The 28-year-old’s contract, which he signed when he joined the team in 2021, is set to expire after this season.
The good news for the Ipswich team is that they are protected because the team can choose to exercise a one-year option on their contract.
Given Burgess’ importance this season, the club will probably exercise this option, but they should be trying to sign the player to a lengthier contract than a season.
Ipswich need to be trying to work out new conditions with Cameron Burgess.
As mentioned, Ipswich’s main priority as things stand will be to concentrate on the football, as they look to get into one of the two automatic promotion spots.
But, as the season nears its end, Ipswich will have to start looking forward to next season, and therefore, decisions will need to be made on players’ futures, with Burgess definitely fitting into the category.
The Tractor Boys do have protection, as previously stated, as the club can trigger the one-year option in his contract, but given how well the defender has played and how important he has become, Ipswich may need to look beyond the one-year option they have and agree to a new contract.
When he first joined the club, Burgess played for Ipswich but was in and out of the side, as he only played 21 times in League One.
But last season and now in this campaign, the 28-year-old has become a key member of McKenna’s team. He played 33 times as the club were promoted from League One last season, and in this campaign, Burgess has started all 28 league games he has been available for.
| Cameron Burgess’ 2023/24 Championship stats for Ipswich Town | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 28 |
| Minutes per game | 90 |
| Clean sheets | 9 |
| Interceptions per game | 1.4 |
| Tackles per game | 0.5 |
| Balls recovered per game | 5.1 |
| Clearances per game | 5.0 |
| Average rating | 6.98 |
| As per SofaScore.com (As it stands 4th March) | |
Furthermore, the defender has helped Ipswich have one of the strongest defences in the league, with them collecting nine clean sheets while he has been on the pitch.
Burgess has been instrumental in defence, averaging 1.4 interceptions per game as well as 0.5 tackles, and has recovered the ball 5.1 times on average, as per SofaScore.com.
The 28-year-old has fitted comfortably into what McKenna wants from his defenders, as Burgess has established himself as a ball-playing defender. He has a pass accuracy per game of 82%, with him collecting 0.2 key passes and having even created two big chances for his teammates, as per SofaScore.com.
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