Bristol City Target Ipswich Full-Back Harry Clarke
Skubala is seeking a right-back to cover a possible Ross McCrorie exit, with Ipswich having exercised a one-year option on Clarke’s contract to protect a transfer fee.
Overview
- Late June reports say Bristol City have identified 25-year-old Harry Clarke as a primary transfer target and he is expected to leave Ipswich this window.
- Ipswich exercised a one-year option on Clarke’s deal in spring 2026 so the club can demand a fee rather than risk losing him free when his contract runs down.
- Clarke made 67 appearances for Ipswich after joining from Arsenal in January 2023 and spent the 2024–25 season on loan at Sheffield United and the second half of 2025–26 on loan at Charlton, where he played 19 times.
- Bristol view Clarke as a potential replacement for Ross McCrorie, who has 12 months left on his contract and is attracting outside interest, so City are seeking cover at right-back.
- Charlton and Sheffield United are named likely competing suitors and Bristol’s recent willingness to accept reduced fees for players with expiring deals frames how any transfer talks could unfold.