If Ipswich Town manage to beat both Leeds United and Southampton to the automatic promotion spots this season, then the final four days of the transfer window could well have made all the difference in the race for the top two.
The Tractor Boys have shocked the Championship following their promotion from League One last year.
While usually clubs would be expected to be battling relegation in their first season in the league, Kieran McKenna’s side have surprised everyone by challenging for automatic promotion as one of the most exciting teams in the league.
They still face a tough battle against heavyweights Southampton and Leeds United but Town’s final January flurry could make all the difference.
Ipswich signed Kieffer Moore and Ali Al-Hamadi in January
Al-Hamadi joined from AFC Wimbledon in a deal worth £1 million plus add-ons in the days leading up to the closure of the transfer window, with the reported fee being the record transfer ever received by the Dons for one of their players.
He scored 13 times in League Two, attracting reported interest from a host of EFL sides before joining the promotion-chasing outfit at the end of the transfer window.
