“A gamble worth taking” – Huddersfield Town among sides interested in 20-year-old: The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict‘ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Huddersfield Town have agreed a fee to take Ipswich Town striker Tyreece Simpson to West Yorkshire, according to Fabrizio Romano.

The Terriers aren’t short of funds at this stage with the club cashing in on Lewis O’Brien and Harry Toffolo, with their contributions in the final third needing to be replaced.

Recruiting the likes of Tino Anjorin and Jack Rudoni, they have already added some attacking reinforcements to their squad – and could be set to add another with Danny Schofield’s men currently in pole position to seal an agreement for his services.

However, other sides are also waiting to pounce and this will mean the Yorkshire-based outfit will need to get an agreement over the line sooner rather than later to win this race.

The 20-year-old recorded an impressive 11 goals and three assists in 28 competitive appearances for Swindon Town during the first half of the 2021/22 campaign before being recalled – but hasn’t been able to make a real impact at Portman Road since then.

Looking at this potential agreement from the second-tier side’s perspective, would this be a good deal for them? And is he a needed player at the John Smith’s Stadium?

We asked three of our Football League World writers to deliver their verdicts.

Billy Mulley

It is certainly forward-thinking for Huddersfield Town to sign Tyreece Simpson, and whilst I do not think his immediate future will be in the Championship, he has all the desirable attributes to thrive with the Terriers in the future.

It would be no surprise if a top-end League