Chelsea's Omari Hutchinson joins Ipswich Town on loan

✍️ We're delighted to announce the arrival of Omari Hutchinson on a season-long loan from @ChelseaFC!#itfc

— Ipswich Town (@IpswichTown) July 20, 2023

"I'm really excited to join the club at such an exciting time," Omari told the club website.

"I have met with the manager face-to-face and really enjoyed hearing what he had to say, so I'm looking forward to playing in his team.

"I like to attack what's in front of me and I like to score and create chances for my team-mates, playing nice football and keeping possession.

"I like bringing smiles to people's faces and hopefully I can do that here. To play in front of 30,000 people will be crazy and I'm really looking forward to it."

Manager Kieran McKenna added: "We're delighted to have Omari with us because he is a young player with real potential who has shown a real desire to come here for his first senior loan. So we think he is a good fit for us and we can be a good match for each other.

"He is a wide player who can give us different options and is direct, can attack and test the opposition in one-v-ones and has good pace.

"This is his first senior loan so we have to remember he is very young, but he is a player we are excited to have join the group."