Defender Jack Ainsley has put pen to paper on his new six-month deal aiming to do enough to win himself an extended stay at Portman Road. The 20-year-old was amongst the 21 players whose contracts were up at the end of the season.
TWTD understands that released academy defender Rory McKeown is interesting SPL trio Aberdeen, Kilmarnock and Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who are managed by Town legend Terry Butcher.
Town will release Republic of Ireland U21 international keeper Ian McLoughlin and academy second-year scholars Rory McKeown and Josh Meekings at the end of the season.
Academy trio Rory McKeown, Josh Carson (pictured) and Cormac Burke have been named in the Northern Ireland U17 squad for two friendlies with Norway in Ballymoney next week. The Northern Irish youngsters face the Norwegians on Tuesday and Thursday in games arranged as preparation for their UEFA European U17 Championship elite round mini-tournament in March.