Ipswich Town are on the lookout for a new goalscoring midfielder following the return of Tom Lawrence to Leicester at the end of his loan deal at Portman Road, and Mick McCarthy will scour the Football League for another man to get the goals from the middle.

Lawrence was pivotal to any success the Tractor Boys had last season, and without the Welshman, McCarthy’s side could have struggled much further down the Championship table.

It is vital that Lawrence is replaced, and the former Ireland boss could find his man in Cambridge United’s Luke Berry.

The 24-year-old was phenomenal for the U’s last year, and since returning to the club following a spell with Barnsley, has scored 29 goals in 91 league appearances, marking a fantastic return for a central midfielder.

Berry struggled when he moved to Barnsley in 2014, and will question whether the player can cut it at the higher level.

However many years have passed since that move, and Berry has developed into a fantastic young footballer, and is now ready to make the step to the second tier.

It will take a reasonable fee to convince Cambridge to part with their star man, but with Ipswich in need of goals, McCarthy should pull out the chequebook to bring the classy midfielder to Portman Road.