Ipswich manager Paul Jewell will kickstart his overhaul of his Ipswich Town squad with a £2m swoop for Tranmere starlet Dale Jennings. Jennings had a stunning debut season for Rovers and has attracted the attention of various Premier League clubs, but Jewell is willing to take a big money gamble on the winger, who he believes will add much-needed pace to the Tractor Boys' attack.
The Birkenhead club are understandably loath to lose the best winger they have had at Prenton Park since the halcyon days of Pat Nevin and Johnny Morrissey, but financial issues off the pitch and the continuing reluctance of owner Peter Johnson to invest in the team mean that a "sell before you can buy" policy has been imposed on physio-turned-manager Les Parry. Jennings is the sole sellable asset that the affable Scouser has on his books and hence his departure is inevitable.
Jennings' arrival could spell the end at Portman Road for former Manchester United trainee Lee Martin. Despite his high reputation and indeed price-tag, Martin has failed to convince and is thought to have been told by Jewell that he has no future at the club. Coventry are a club looking to add extra wide options to their squad and it could be that he will be left to resurrect his career at the Ricoh Arena on a season-long loan.
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