Leicester’s hopes of snatching £18m winger from Premier League relegation rival Ipswich faces major hurdles

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LEICESTER will monitor Jack Clarke’s struggles at Ipswich.

But they face a fight to do a deal for him this season.

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Leicester want to sign Jack Clarke despite his struggles at Ipswich[/caption]

The winger, 23, went to the Tractor Boys for £18million from Sunderland in August.

However, he has failed to impress so far at Portman Road.

The Foxes are keen on a transfer but Clarke played for the Black Cats at the start of their Championship term.

That means he is ruled out of playing for a third club this season, unless it is a loan.

And Ipswich are unlikely to help a fellow Premier League relegation-battling side by lending out a player.

Steve Cooper has Stephy Mavididi and Abdul Fatawu as his key, pacey and tricky wingers.

Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Jordan Ayew, Kasey McAteer and Facundo Buenanotte can all operate out wide, too.

But the addition of Clarke could add extra depth to the Leicester attack.

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Clarke came through at Leeds before signing for Tottenham in 2019.

However, he did not make a single Premier League appearance for Spurs and signed for Sunderland in 2022 following a successful loan spell in 2021-22.

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Clarke racked up 27 goals in 94 games for the Black Cats – including on the opening day of this season at Cardiff – before his big-money move to Premier League new-boys Ipswich.

However, his start to life in Suffolk has not gone according to plan.

Five of his eight top-flight appearances have come off the bench and he has registered just one assist and zero goals.

In fact, he has not even managed a single shot on target in 335 minutes of football.

His latest blank came in yesterday’s 1-1 draw with Leicester.

Leif Davis’ expert volley put Ipswich in front ten minutes after half-time.

But Kalvin Phillips was sent off on 77 minutes for a second yellow card and Jordan Ayew pounced deep into injury time to rescue a point for the Foxes.

That left Kieran McKenna’s side in the relegation zone and still looking for their first win – while Leicester are 15th, five points from safety.

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TV fixtures in December

Here are all the games that will be televised in December...

Tuesday 3 December

19:30 Ipswich v Crystal Palace (Amazon Prime Video)
20:15 Leicester v West Ham (Amazon Prime Video)

Wednesday 4 December

19:30 Everton v Wolves (Amazon Prime Video)
19:30 Man City v Nott’m Forest (Amazon Prime Video)
19:30 Newcastle v Liverpool (Amazon Prime Video)
19:30 Southampton v Chelsea (Amazon Prime Video)
20:15 Arsenal v Man Utd (Amazon Prime Video)
20:15 Aston Villa v Brentford (Amazon Prime Video)

Thursday 5 December

19:30 Fulham v Brighton (Amazon Prime Video)
20:15 AFC Bournemouth v Spurs (Amazon Prime Video)

Saturday 7 December

12:30 Everton v Liverpool (TNT Sports)
17:30 Man Utd v Nott’m Forest (Sky Sports)

Sunday 8 December

14:00 Fulham v Arsenal (Sky Sports)
16:30 Spurs v Chelsea (Sky Sports)

Monday 9 December

20:00 West Ham v Wolves (Sky Sports)

Saturday 14 December

17:30 Nott’m Forest v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)

Sunday 15 December

14:00 AFC Bournemouth v West Ham (Sky Sports)
16:30 Man City v Man Utd (Sky Sports)
19:00 Southampton v Spurs (TNT Sports)

Monday 16 December

20:00 Brighton v Crystal Palace (Sky Sports)

Saturday 21 December

12:30 Aston Villa v Man City (TNT Sports)
17:30 Crystal Palace v Arsenal (Sky Sports)

Sunday 22 December

14:00 Fulham v Southampton (Sky Sports)
16:30 Spurs v Liverpool (Sky Sports)

Thursday 26 December

12:30 Man City v Everton (Amazon Prime Video)
15:00 AFC Bournemouth v Crystal Palace (Amazon Prime Video)
15:00 Chelsea v Fulham (Amazon Prime Video)
15:00 Newcastle v Aston Villa (Amazon Prime Video)
15:00 Nott’m Forest v Spurs (Amazon Prime Video)
15:00 Southampton v West Ham (Amazon Prime Video)
17:30 Wolves v Man Utd (Amazon Prime Video)
20:00 Liverpool v Leicester (Amazon Prime Video)

Friday 27 December

19:30 Brighton v Brentford (Amazon Prime Video)
20:15 Arsenal v Ipswich (Amazon Prime Video)

Sunday 29 December

14:30 Leicester v Man City (Sky Sports)
17:15 West Ham v Liverpool (Sky Sports)

Monday 30 December

20:00 Man Utd v Newcastle (Sky Sports)

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