Ipswich Town are going to be set for a massive summer where Paul Cook will be looking to make some serious changes to the squad to try and get the side to have more of a chance of earning promotion.

Cook coming into replace Paul Lambert has not had the desired effect to try and it the Tractor Boys has now failed to win any of their last five games in League One. To compound matters, they have also failed to score in any of those games which have included two 3-0 losses against AFC Wimbledon and Northampton Town.

The play-offs have gone now for Ipswich realistically, and Cook is going to be planning for the summer as he has already made it clear in some of his recent interviews. That might involve a lot of the current squad having to move on to other clubs to raise the funds or clear room in the squad for a major overhaul.

With that in mind, we have taken a look at Ipswich’s squad and ranked the top 10 highest player valuation increases with the squad since those players arrived at Hillsborough. All valuations are according to Transfermarkt

In at 10th place on this list is Jack Lankester, who according to Transfermarkt has seen his valuation in the transfer market increase by around £135,000 since he made his debut.

Lankester made his first-team debut for the Tractor Boys in October 2018 coming off the bench in a 2-0 defeat against Queens Park Rangers. The 21-year-old managed to make a good impression for Ipswich during his 11 appearances in the Championship in 2018/19 as the club were relegated. He even managed to score his first goal for the club in a 3-2 defeat a home to Millwall.

Last term, Lankester was unable to make any impact for Ipswich with him having suffered a couple of issues with injuries that saw him not able to make a single appearance in League One. This season, the attacker has managed to recover from his injury troubles and has made 17 appearances in the third tier to date and scored two goals and provided one assist.

The 21-year-old could be a player that Cook looks to get the best out of and keep in and around the first-team squad next term. He will need a strong pre-season to convince he is ready to be a key performer for them.

Coming into this list in 9th place is defender Myles Kenlock, who has seen his valuation in the transfer market increase by around £225,000, according to Transfermarkt, since he made his debut for the club.

Kenlock made his debut for Ipswich back in August 2015 in League Cup tie against Stevenage, and since then he has managed to be a useful squad player for the Tractor Boys. His best season to date for the club in terms of appearances came in 2018/19, where he managed to make 19 appearances in the Championship as they were relegated.

Last term, the defender managed to make 17 appearances in all competitions and he has made 18 appearances to date in League One and helped the Tractor Boys record six clean sheets. Kenlock will need to work hard in pre-season to convince Cook that he should have a key role to play for them next season.

One of two players in the current Ipswich squad who have seen their transfer valuations rise by around £405,000, according to Transfermarkt, since his debut at Portman Road is Tristan Nydam.

Nydam is now valued at £405,000 by Transfermarkt, after he came through Ipswich’s youth team and managed to make his debut for them in a 2-0 win against Luton Town in the League Cup in August 2017. The 2017/18 campaign was his breakthrough campaign and he made 20 appearances in total that term in all competitions.

However, since then Nydam has not been able to kick-on and he made just one appearance in 2018/19 and had managed to make just one so far in the last two campaigns combined. The 21-year-old is out of contract in the summer and could be set to leave the club for more regular game time.

The other player in Ipswich’s squad that has seen his valuation in the transfer market increase by around £405,000, according to Transfermarkt, since they made their debut for the club is defender Aristote Nsiala.

Nsiala was signed by Ipswich in August 2018 from Shrewsbury Town as part of the group of players brought in by Paul Hurst. The defender managed to make 24 appearances in all competitions and scored one goal for the Tractor Boys during his first campaign. Last term, he was sent out on loan to Bolton Wanderers but has since come back and be a key member of the side this season.

The defender is out of contract in the summer and could be set to leave the club as part of Cook’s rebuilding of the squad. It would be unfortunate to lose a player with his potential value in the market for nothing if he is allowed to leave the club.

In at sixth place on this list is midfielder Jon Nolan, who has managed to see his valuation in the transfer market increase by around £450,000 according to Transfermarkt.

Nolan was also signed by the Tractor Boys in the summer of 2018 by Hurst from Shrewsbury Town alongside Nsiala. The midfielder managed to score three goals in his 26 appearances in the Championship during the 2018/19 campaign. The 22-year-old was an important member of the side last season and scored two goals in his 22 league games.

This term, Nolan has managed to score three goals in his 13 appearances in League One. However, he has not featured since January after he suffered a knee injury. He could get the chance to make an impact under Cook next term and keep his value rising.

Coming into the list at fifth place is forward Gwion Edwards, who has seen his valuation in the transfer marker rise by around £540,000, according to Transfermarkt, since he made his debut for the club.

Edwards was signed by Ipswich in the summer of 2018 and he managed to score two goals on his debut for the club in a 2-2 draw against Blackburn Rovers on the opening day of the 2018/19 campaign. The attacker went on to score six goals in his 33 league games in his first season with the club, but that was not enough to prevent their relegation.

Last term, Edwards scored two goals and provided one assist in his 27 League One appearances for the Tractor Boys and he has bettered that tally with five goals and four assists in 32 games this term to date. The 28-year-old is set to be out of contract in the summer and could be set for an exit.

Fourth place on this list is forward Kayden Jackson, who has seen his valuation in the transfer market rise by around £653,000, according to Transfermarkt, since he made his debut for the club.

Jackson was another player who was signed by the club in the summer of 2018 and he was brought in for around £1 million for the forward. He managed to register three goals and provided two assists in his 36 appearances in the English second tier in the 2018/19. Last term, he managed to fire in 11 goals and seven assists in his 32 League One appearances.

The striker has not had as good a campaign this season and he has managed to score just one goal and provided one assist in his 23 appearances in League One. He is out of contract in the summer, although there is a 12-month option. So, it will be interesting to see what happens with his long-term future this summer.

In third place in this list is midfielder Teddy Bishop who is currently valued at around £720,000 according to Transfermarkt. That means that as he came through the club’s academy his valuation has increased by that much since he made his debut.

Bishop is a player that burst onto the scene at Portman Road in an encouraging fashion during the 2014/15 campaign making his debut in August 2014 in a League Cup tie against Crawley Town. He managed to make 33 appearances in the Championship in his first campaign. However, his impact and career progression has been heavily impacted through a lot of injury issues.

This season, Bishop has made over 20 league appearances for the first time since his debut campaign, and he has managed to register four league goals in that period. However, he is out of contract in the summer and Ipswich need to decide whether to use the 12-month option they have on his deal.

One of two players in Ipswich’s current squad who have seen their valuation in the transfer market rise by around £810,000, according to Transfermarkt, since they made their debuts for the club is midfielder Flynn Downes.

Downes made his Ipswich debut on the opening day of the 2017/18 campaign against Birmingham City. The midfielder went on to make 12 appearances in all competitions in that first term with the club. He then managed to make 29 Championship appearances in 2018/19. Last term, the 22-year-old managed to score twice in his 29 league matches. He has made 20 appearances to date this campaign.

A year or so ago, Downes’ valuation would have been even higher in the transfer market and he had attracted the reported attention of the likes of Crystal Palace and Fulham at one stage. Cook needs to try and get the best out of him if he can do next term and you feel if he can then the midfielder could be a very good performer for them.

The other Ipswich Town player who has also seen his valuation in the transfer market increase by around £810,000, according to Transfermarkt, since he made his debut for the club is Andre Dozzell.

Dozzell is a player who the Tractor Boys have always had high hopes for and he was handed his first-team debut by the club in April 2016 against Sheffield Wednesday. The 21-year-old did not really managed to make his way into the first-team on a regular basis until the 2018/19 campaign when he managed to make 20 appearances in all competitions.

Last term, Dozzell managed to make ten goalless appearances in League One for Ipswich, but he has had a bigger impact this term managing to make 39 appearances in the third tier. Cook should look to make him a key performer for the side next season you feel.