Ipswich Town have signed versatile young Chelsea attacker Omari Hutchinson on a season-long loan deal.

Hutchinson, 19, spent time in the academies of Chelsea, Charlton and Arsenal before returning to Chelsea for an undisclosed fee last summer.

After excelling in the PL2 during the first half of last season, he made his senior debut in January when coming on during a 1–0 home defeat to Manchester City and subsequently came close to joining Championship club West Brom on transfer deadline day.

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A former England U17 and U19 player, the Surrey-born attacker switched international allegiance to Jamaica last year and has since been capped twice. 

Left-footed, he is capable of playing wide or through the middle.

He becomes Town's fourth summer capture - with midfielder Jack Taylor, goalkeeper Cieran Slicker and striker George Hirst already through the door.

"I’m really excited to join the club at such an exciting time," Hutchinson said, during his first interview as a Town player. 

"I have met with the manager face-to-face and really enjoyed hearing what he had to say, so I’m looking forward to playing in his team. 

"I like to attack what’s in front of me and I like to score and create chances for my team-mates, playing nice football and keeping possession. 

"I like bringing smiles to people’s faces and hopefully I can do that here. To play in front of 30,000 people will be crazy and I'm really looking forward to it."

Even though Hutchinson is under the age of 21, he will still have to be registered in Town's 25-man Championship squad as a loanee.

CURRENT TOWN SQUAD (27 senior players + 2 underage)

GK: Walton, Hladky, Slicker*, Hayes. 

RB: Clarke, Donacien. 

CB: Woolfenden, Burgess, Edmundson, Baggott. 

LB: Davis, Leigh. 

CM: Morsy, Taylor, Luongo, Evans, Ball, Humphreys*. 

RW: Burns, Jackson. 

AMC: Chaplin, Aluko, Hutchinson (loan)

LW: Broadhead, Edwards, Harness. 

ST: Hirst, Ladapo, Pigott. 

* Do not have to be registered in 25-man squad due to age. 

OUT ON LOAN: Ndaba (Kilmarnock), El Mizouni (Leyton Orient), Ahadme (Cambridge Utd), Camara (Charlton).

AVAILABLE FOR LOAN: Hayes, Baggott. 

IN TALKS OVER EXIT: Pigott.