Overview

• Ipswich confirmed the Republic of Ireland winger’s arrival and assigned him the number 20 shirt.
• The fee is reported to be £11.5 million plus add-ons, with The Athletic reporting a completed medical and a four-year contract.
• The signing addresses the right-sided slot that opened after Omari Hutchinson’s £37.5 million transfer to Nottingham Forest last weekend.
• McAteer came through Leicester’s academy, had loans at Forest Green Rovers and AFC Wimbledon, owns six Ireland caps, and scored against Ipswich in May.
• Before the deal was announced, manager Kieran McKenna declined to discuss the pursuit at his pre-Preston press conference.