Confirmed Transfer George Hirst loaned to Ipswich

[Jeff]

Leicester City can confirm George Hirst has been recalled from Blackburn Rovers and will spend the second half of the 2022/23 campaign on loan at Ipswich Town, subject to Football League clearance.

The 23-year-old, who scored 15 goals for Portsmouth last season, joins a Suffolk side who are currently third in League One.

He made 46 appearances in all competitions for the Fratton Park outfit last term, before signing a new contract with the Foxes ahead of a loan move to Blackburn, where he played 11 times.

His progress will now continue with the Tractor Boys, who are next in action at home to Plymouth Argyle on Saturday 14 January (3pm kick-off).

 

[FrenchFox]

Good move as he was getting no game time at Blackburn and hasn't even been on the bench in the last few games. Maybe someone at City sees something in him that not many others see.

 

[TornadoShaunUK]

Seems to me he's not much cop at anything above league one level.....

 

[TommyK]

He needs to move on...not sure why he's still here.

 

[Blue Maniac]

This is the lad we went to great, should-be-illegal lengths to avoid paying Sheffield Wednesday for

 

[londonfox]

He needs to move on...not sure why he's still here.

Presumably, because no other club thinks he’s good enough / worth signing permanently.

 

[Graz]

Presumably, because no other club thinks he’s good enough / worth signing permanently.

But we renewed his contract before sending him out on loan this season!

Utterly bizarre.

 

[Elon Bust]

But we renewed his contract before sending him out on loan this season!

Utterly bizarre.

Maybe he has the same potential as Jason Scotland, where he'll turn brilliant when he's about 28.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Maybe he has the same potential as Jason Scotland, where he'll turn brilliant when he's about 28.

Surely the first name that comes to anyone’s mind when they think of players arriving at maturity late in their careers

 

[Lako42]

But we renewed his contract before sending him out on loan this season!

Utterly bizarre.

We're just keeping him for when we are in the Championship

 

[londonfox]

We're just keeping him for when we are in the Championship

Which he has not shown he is good enough for.

 

[Miles Away]

Thought he dad was ace. Was around when England were flush with striking options. Any other generation and he's got 30-40 caps.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Thought he dad was ace. Was around when England were flush with striking options. Any other generation and he's got 30-40 caps.

Quality player. Yanited tried to sign him before they got Cantona.

 

[camberwell fox]

Which he has not shown he is good enough for.

Therefore fitting perfectly into our recruitment strategy.

 

[M17TT C]

Scored (his first goal??) tonight to equalise at Burnley in the cup after 3 mins.

Still 1-1 going into half time.