Ipswich Town to interview Sol Campbell in search for new manager
26 APRIL 2018 • 10:30PM
Sol Campbell is set to be interviewed by Ipswich Town as the Championship club search for Mick McCarthy’s successor.
Campbell, the former England and Tottenham defender, has been recommended to Ipswich’s board and is expected to hold talks over the job in the next few weeks.
Ipswich owner Marcus Evans is using former Spurs supremo David Pleat to assist in finding the club’s next manager and Campbell, 43, is thought to be in the frame as a contender.
McCarthy left the club by mutual consent earlier this month and Evans is keen to appoint his replacement by the beginning of June.
Pleat is understood to have discussed Campbell as a potential candidate after working with him at Spurs in his previous role as director of football.
Campbell has admitted he wants to pursue a role in management and was recently interviewed by Oxford United before being overlooked for Karl Robinson, who joined from Charlton.
In an interview with
Telegraph Sport in February, Campbell said: “I’ve got my own mind, and I’ll talk about it, but I’m willing to listen. I’m very balanced like that.
“If you don’t want a guy who’s balanced, who wants to win, and can bring people together well... I don’t know. I don’t know what kind of club you want. I don’t know what type of manager you want. Maybe they want puppets?”
Evans gave his first on-camera interview since his takeover in 2007 to the Ipswich website on Wednesday and has admitted that McCarthy’s successor will be working under financial restrictions.
"I am not going to pre-judge a manager," he said. "They could be young, they could be older, they could be experienced at winning promotion to the Premier League or not.
"But overall I want to find someone that buys into the club's plans. It is going to take some time and I expect to make an appointment towards the end of May or early in June."
McCarthy might not be everyones cup of tea, but he has done a superb job there.
What the actual fudge? Speachless...