By:
Joe Lyons
Ireland defender Dara O’Shea says he is fully committed to bringing Ipswich Town back to the top flight amid Premier League interest.
O’Shea signed for Ipswich for £12 million last August on a five-year deal to keep him at Portman Road until summer 2029.
Following the club’s relegation from the Premier League back to the Championship, the 26-year-old is the subject of interest from top flight clubs such as Wolves, Leeds United and former side Burnley.
O’Shea spent one season at Burnley during their 2023-24 top flight campaign but when the Clarets were relegated to the second tier, he jumped ship to Ipswich.
He won the club’s Player of the Year award at the end-of-season dinner in May and has become a fan favourite in his short time with the Tractor Boys.
O’Shea made four goal-line clearances, recorded the fifth most clearances in the Premier League and tallied three last man tackles across the season.
Dara O’Shea transfer update: “I’m fully committed to Ipswich”
The Dubliner acted as the club captain when Sam Morsy was absent and when questioned about his future while on international duty with Ireland, he committed to Kieran McKenna’s project at Ipswich.
“I’m fully committed to Ipswich at the moment. I want to get the club back into the Premier League and I’m ambitious as a player, obviously I want to be playing in the Premier League but I know it’s not as easy as that.
“Whatever happens in football it happens for a reason. You have a journey and you’ve got to stick to that sometimes.
“I spoke to the gaffer at Ipswich and that’s the task he’s set me – to carry on those standards of a Premier League player and still owe it to myself to be like that.
“It’s really hard when you come off the back of relegation but I’m happy with how I played. I’ve grown into a leader and I play better when I have that responsibility.”
The centre-back played all 90 minutes of Ireland’s 1-1 international friendly draw with Senegal on Friday and is expected to feature again away from home against Luxembourg on Tuesday.
Ireland are odds-on with the best football betting sites to continue their unbeaten run, currently sitting at three games after back-to-back Nations League play-off wins over Bulgaria in March.
O’Shea believes Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson is giving the boys in green their identity back after a rough spell towards the end of the Stephen Kenny era.
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