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By SIMON JONES Published: 19: 11 AEDT, 4 January 2025 | Updated: 19: 11 AEDT, 4 January 2025 2 View comments Ipswich are closing in on the loan signing of a former Premier League defender. Kieran Mc Kenna is eager to add reinforcements to his squad during the January transfer window. Ipswich are currently in 18th place in the Premier League, with Mc Kenna looking to do all he can to ensure that his side stay up.   In their last game Ipswich secured an impressive 2-0 victory at home to Chelsea courtesy of a penalty from Liam Delap and a goal from Omari Hutchinson. Next up for Ipswich is an away game against Fulham on Sunday afternoon. Following that, Ipswich will host Bristol Rovers on January 12 in the FA Cup third round.   Kieran Mc Kenna's Ipswich are closing in on the loan signing of an ex-Premier League defender Ipswich are close to completing the loan signing of Ben Godfrey from Atalanta. Mail Sport revealed last month that Ipswich and Wolves had expressed interest in the former Everton centre-back who has agreed to link up with Mc Kenna.   Godfrey has made just five appearances for Atalanta and is eager to play regularly again. After starting out at York City, Godfrey joined Norwich in January 2016 and featured for the Canaries in the Premier League during the 2019-20 season. Ipswich are close to completing the loan signing of Ben Godfrey from Atalanta Godfrey hasn't featured prominently for Atalanta after making the switch from Everton A move to Everton followed in October 2020, with Godfrey going on to make 93 appearances for the Toffees. He featured twice for England in 2021 as he played against Austria and Romania.   Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group