Tawanda Chirewa, a teenage Ipswich Town player, has completed a move to Premier League side Wolves, it has been revealed.
Over the years, Ipswich Town has had a lot of players progress through their ranks and into the first-team. Cameron Humphreys and Elkan Baggott are two current prodigies with bright futures at Portman Road, and both will have played in the academy alongside midfielder Chirewa.
19-year-old prodigy Chirewa has appeared three games for Town’s senior team, although he has now moved up the leagues.
Premier League side Wolves have announced the signing of the Ipswich academy graduate. He’s been brought into the U21s setup at Molineux after being monitored by the club since he was playing in U16s football.
With Wolves, he’ll be hopeful of developing further and taking his game to the next level in a bid to made a senior breakthrough after learning his trade in Ipswich’s youth ranks.
Moving on from Ipswich Town
Chirewa has had interest from elsewhere before. West Ham United and Arsenal were both said to be tracking the teenager last year but after those rumours failed to materialise into a move, McKenna and co may well have been hopeful of bringing him into the first-team in the coming years.
He now moves up a level to test himself in a Premier League academy though, and he’ll do so with the well wishes of those at Portman Road.
While losing a promising young player is a blow, it’s a reflection of the good work being done in Ipswich’s academy. The club draws high praise for player development at both a first-team and academy level. Chirewa’s move to Wolves is another sign of Town’s efforts bearing fruit.
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