Ipswich Town: Where Kieran McKenna now ranks in the EFL Championship’s longest serving managers list
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The 37-year-old has reportedly drawn interest from several Premier League teams, including Crystal Palace, Brentford, and West Ham. The Tractor Boys’ manager is reportedly being watched by these teams.
After moving to Portman Road in December 2021, the former Manchester United assistant has transformed a team that had slipped into the third-tier abyss in the 26 months since his arrival.
Ipswich Town is now a match-winning machine thanks to McKenna.
McKenna’s first 14 league games in charge had only resulted in one loss, thus there were early indications that his time in Suffolk would be successful. Following an 11th place result in the 2021–2022 season, his team dominated League One in his first full season.
McKenna’s influence on the side has been unequivocal; with the free-flowing attacking football on display at Portman Road a far cry from the mid-table mediocrity on show before he arrived.
With a solid defence to build upon and the relentlessness of Leif Davis and Harry Clarke in the full-back positions, Town have been relentless in their return to the second tier.
