Three League One clubs have made loan offers for Ipswich Town midfielder Idris El Mizouni.
The EADT and Ipswich Star understands that Derby County, Charlton Athletic and Wycombe Wanderers are vying to take the 22-year-old midfielder for the 2023/24 campaign following his starring role in a Leyton Orient side that claimed the League Two title last season.
Derby, managed by League One promotion expert Paul Warne, are likely to be the player's destination of choice given the experienced players in their ranks and average crowds of 27,000.
The Rams finished seventh last season, just one point off the play-off places. Wycombe, managed by former Town player/coach Matt Bloomfield, ended up ninth, while Charlton, in the middle of a takeover, finished 10th.
Ipswich signed Jack Taylor from Peterborough United for £1.5m earlier this week, while earlier today it was announced that Rekeem Harper's contract had been terminated by mutual consent.
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Kieran McKenna's other central midfield options are Sam Morsy, Massimo Luongo, Lee Evans, Dominic Ball, Panutche Camara and Cameron Humphreys.
El Mizouni, a product of the Playford Road academy, has made 16 starts and 10 sub appearances for the Blues.
He is now heading into the final year of his contract at Ipswich, though the club will have the option to extend that by a further 12 months next summer.
Defender Corrie Ndaba and striker Gassan Ahadme have already been loaned out by Ipswich this summer ahead of a step up to the Championship.
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