Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna says he plans to add more new signings to the squad this window - but is willing to be patient to ensure they are 'the right players.'
Town CEO Mark Ashton revealed on Friday that he's expecting to make 'two or three more' signings before the summer window closes at 11pm on Friday, September 1.
So far, the Blues have added striker George Hirst (Leicester City, £1.5m), attacker Omari Hutchinson (Chelsea, season-long loan), midfielder Jack Taylor (Peterborough United, £1.5m) and keeper Cirean Slicker (Man City undisclosed).
And McKenna, speaking after his side won the Innsbruck Cup in Austria, said he plans to focus on potential new additions now the pre-season games are complete.
He explained: "I think we pinpointed that (adding 2-3 more players) quite a while ago, but that ends the fixture part of pre-season, so it’s probably a good time to sit down and have a look.
"I’ll get updated on where we’re at. We’ve said all along that we want to keep improving the squad, but we’ve also said that we have a good group of players here with chemistry and an understanding who are read to try and compete next season.
"It’s about bringing in the right players that we want to add to the group. We need to be patient with that, we need to work hard and we need to continue to try and work in that logical way."
Speaking to the newly-launched TownTV on Friday, Ashton revealed: "There’s still a month left of the window.
"I actually don’t think the transfer window’s really come alight in the EFL as of yet.
"I think people are still waiting to see what some of the relegated and parachute clubs do but for us, we’re just getting on with our business.
“I think there’ll be two or three more at least coming in, but they have to be the right ones. Kieran (McKenna) won’t just take anyone, we’re very selective.
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"You’ve seen us spend a little bit of time getting George Hirst done, that was a challenging deal to get done, as we expected it to be.
"But you’ve seen George score here again today, I think he adds quality to the team.
"And what we’ve got to do is, whilst we add quality to the squad, we’ve got to really add quality now to the starting XI.
"More competition for places can only be a good thing, but there are irons in fires and I’m sure there will be more players coming in."
He added: "Which positions? Right across the board, to be fair. Without giving too much away, right across the board.
"Kieran is very specific in his specification of what he wants. That means we recruit from quite a small pond, but we’re down the line on a few and I hope we get them across the line fairly shortly."
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