Sammie Szmodics signs for Premier League side Ipswich Town 

PREMIER LEAGUE BOUND:Ireland international Sammie Szmodics has realised his Premier League dream at 28 by joining Ipswich Town in time for their opener against Liverpool on Saturday lunchtime. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

Ireland international Sammie Szmodics has realised his Premier League dream at 28 by joining Ipswich Town in time for their opener against Liverpool on Saturday lunchtime.

Blackburn Rovers, for whom he scored 33 goals last season to claim the Championship Golden Boot and a place in the Team of the Season, held out for a fee believed to reach £11m with add-ons.