Opinion: Ipswich Town should loan out 21-year-old next season

21-year-old Idris El Mizouni joined Ipswich Town in 2017 and subsequently signed his first professional contract with the club at the end of 2018. 

He made a few appearances for Ipswich early in his time with the senior team but was loaned out to Cambridge United for the second half of the 2019-20 season.

The youngster got off to a good start at Cambridge scoring his first goal about a month into his spell which was a free kick from 20 yards out.

Unfortunately, due to ligament damage his loan spell was cut short and he only made seven appearances for the club.

He rejoined Cambridge on loan at the start of the 2020-21 season but didn’t feature as much as he did the first time round having only three league starts up until December.

Consequently, Ipswich recalled him and loaned him out to Grimsby Town instead.

He made his debut on his first available game but a hamstring injury ruled put the brakes on his progress and he only made six league appearances for Grimsby.

Nevertheless, Ipswich gave him a new deal which sees him tied to the club until 2024.

He has made four appearances for his side this season and scored a 30 yard free kick in his side’s 2-1 win against Oldham in the FA Cup.

It’s clear the player has potential to do well but is not ready for the first team at Ipswich at the moment.

This is especially the case as Ipswich are in the process of trying to secure themselves a place in the play-offs which they currently sit six points away from.

Whether or not Ipswich go up next season, it’s hard to see El Mizouni getting regular playing time as they will either be pushing for the top of League One or wanting to push on in the Championship.

Therefore if Ipswich really want this young player to develop and be able to