Last summer was an exciting one at Ipswich Town as new CEO Mark Ashton brought in 19 signings in an attempt to give then-manager Paul Cook the tools he needed to get the club back to the Championship. 

Things didn't work out for Cook but there is fresh positivity with Kieran McKenna now at the helm.

Though it's unlikely to be quite as busy as last summer, which was the first transfer window following the arrival of the new owners, we can expect more spending over the next few months as McKenna looks to shape his squad.

The performances have improved under the new boss but Ipswich have not mustered a play-off challenge and that will have to change next term when promotion will be the target.

While new arrivals will be important so too will be who leaves the club and with that in mind, we've highlighted 8 Ipswich players that could be sold, loaned, or released in the summer transfer window...

19-year-old striker Tyreece Simpson looks likely to leave Portman Road in the summer, with McKenna revealing earlier this month that he's told the club he'd like to do so.

Simpson has never really got a chance at Ipswich but did have an eye-catching spell on loan at Swindon Town and is unlikely to be short of EFL suitors.

He's out of contract in the summer but the Tractor Boys do have the option of a one-year extension, which they'll likely trigger before looking to cash in.

The permanent signing of Christian Walton in January has left Václav Hladky in a difficult position.

The 31-year-old arrived from Salford City last summer with hopes of being number one but looks likely to play second fiddle if he stays at the League One club.

There have been links with a move to Scottish top tier side Aberdeen and it would be no surprise to see him sold in the upcoming window.

Joe Pigott scored 22 goals for AFC Wimbledon last season but has managed just three since his move to Portman Road in the summer.

He's under contract until 2024 but you have to feel there's a chance that Ipswich look to move him on in the upcoming window.

There should be a market for him and they should be able to get a decent fee for him given he's 28 and has a good record at this level.

Towering Czech goalkeeper Tomas Holy has spent the second half of the 2021/22 campaign on loan at Port Vale and is unlikely to pull on the Ipswich kit again.

The 30-year-old has fallen down the pecking order and is out of contract in the summer.

It would be a surprise to see him offered a new deal by the League One club and a summer exit is surely on the way.

Idris El Mizouni was loan listed in January and though a move away never materialised, you feel it would make sense for him to go and get some regular football under his belt next season.

The midfielder is clearly highly rated at the club, having signed a new long-term deal earlier in the season, but opportunities have been few and far between for him this term.

Regular senior football would be good for the 21-year-old so we can expect him to be loaned out in the summer.

Tom Carroll signed a one-year deal when he joined Ipswich last summer and it's hard to say he's done enough to earn an extension.

He's found himself behind others in the pecking order when fit and despite his Premier League pedigree, releasing him could be the best course of action from the club's perspective.

In the right system, Carroll can flourish so the 29-year-old should have options were he to leave Portman Road this summer.

For much of 2021/22, it has looked as though this season would be Kayden Jackson's last at Ipswich but the 28-year-old has fought himself back into contention over the past few months.

Three goals and three assists in a seven-game run between February and March showed just what he is capable of.

Jackson is out of contract this summer meaning he'll have to agree new terms if he's to remain an Ipswich player.

Another brought in from the cold after the arrival of McKenna, James Norwood could be released this summer.

The 31-year-old's contract is up at the end of June – though Ipswich do have the option of a one-year extension.

It remains to be seen whether that will be triggered but if it's not his three-year spell with the Tractor Boys will come to an end.

McKenna may well want to freshen things up in the forward line, which could mean Norwood departs.