Ed Sheeran helped Ipswich City to signal a participant over the summer season simply earlier than getting on stage with Taylor Swift, based on the membership’s chief govt.
Mark Ashton claims the pop star bought on a video name to encourage a potential new signing to seal his transfer to the East Anglia outfit.
He didn’t reveal the participant’s identify, however mentioned he’s “certainly scoring a few goals” and is a fan of Sheeran, who’s a minor shareholder at his hometown membership.
“Ed jumped on a Zoom call with him at the training ground, just before he stepped on stage with Taylor Swift,” Ashton instructed a Soccerex trade occasion in Miami.
“Hopefully that was a key part in getting the player across the line.”
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Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran at Wembley Stadium. Pic: Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Photographs
Sheeran and pop icon Swift had been on stage collectively on 15 August at Wembley Stadium, in the future earlier than Sammie Szmodics signed from Blackburn.
After scoring an overhead kick in Ipswich’s 2-1 win over Tottenham this month, he shared an image of himself with Sheeran on Instagram.
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“Overhead kick, Win & a smudge with big ed. GET IN THERE,” Szmodics wrote alongside the put up.
Ashton joked Sheeran is now “officially a part of our recruitment team”, including he’s a “local man” and “global superstar”.
Sheeran has been the membership’s shirt sponsor since 2021 and is recurrently seen at matches on the membership’s Portman Highway stadium.
Ipswich host giants Manchester United on Sunday, a match that is significantly notable for being Ruben Amorim’s first sport accountable for the Crimson Devils.
