Ivory Coast international Cédric Kipré is expected to join English Championship outfit Ipswich Town from Stade Reims in the ongoing summer transfer window.
Ipswich Town are keen on augmenting their squad for the upcoming 2025/26 football campaign, following a disappointing performance in the Premier League last term.
However, the club has moved to swoop for the towering Ivorian guardsman on a season-long loan this summer to solidify their defense for the new season.
Cédric Kipré’s potential switch includes a mandatory purchase clause worth €4.5m in the event of the Tractor Boys securing an immediate return to the Premier League.
Both clubs suffered relegation last season. Reims were sent down to Ligue 2 following a dramatic end to the Ligue 1 campaign, while Ipswich dropped out of the Premier League just one year after promotion.
Kipré arrived in Champagne last summer on a free transfer from West Bromwich Albion and made 28 league appearances in his debut Ligue 1 campaign.
He also played the full 90 minutes in the Coupe de France final defeat to PSG (0-3) at the Stade de France in May.
Although the former PSG academy player had never featured in Ligue 1 before 2023/24, he is no stranger to the English second tier, having amassed 174 Championship appearances across five seasons with Wigan, Barnsley and West Brom. His performances last season earned him a first cap for Ivory Coast in June – a 1-0 defeat to New Zealand.
Kipré remains under contract with Reims until 2027, but the club are expected to bank €4.5m from the deal if Ipswich secure promotion.
