Leif Davis won’t be looking to leave Ipswich Town this summer
Leif Davis has stressed that he is committed to playing for Ipswich Town amid speculation surrounding his future.
The left-back signed a new contract in October 2024, but there have been plenty of rumours that top clubs are keen to sign him before the transfer window shuts later this summer.
Nottingham Forest are the latest club to be linked with a move for Davis, but he has said that he will look to stay in Suffolk and help the Blues secure promotion from the Championship.
“What you see is what you see, but I’m fully committed to being an Ipswich Town player,” he explained after his side’s 1-1 draw against Southampton.
“I love it here, I want to do everything I can to get the club back to the Premier League. I want to keep pushing on and improve myself with the manager.”
Other players have looked to pursue different options. Nathan Broadhead has left for Championship rivals Wrexham while Omari Hutchinson secured a big-money move to Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon.
“That’s their choice, but my choice is that I want to be here, working hard,” Davis stated.
Davis’ former team-mate Omari Hutchinson has completed his £37.5m move to Nottingham Forest
“I know I can improve a lot more here than in other places if I went, especially knowing the manager. He knows how I want to play and what I need to work on, because I’ve been here for four years.
“I’m going to keep my head down and keep going, doing everything I can to push the team back to the Premier League.
“It’s football for you, the team we’ve got now is possibly the strongest we’ve ever had. We’ve just got to stick together as a team. We’re together as a team, people come and go, they go, that’s their choice and we wish them all the best.
“The players that have come in have to do their jobs to fill the roles as well.”
For Davis, the love of Ipswich fans played a big part in his decision to remain at the club, and the opening goal against Southampton was another reminder of what they can bring.
“When we scored that first goal, I felt the passion straight away again,” he said with a beaming smile. “It’s a place I love playing football and I always will.
“That’s why I’m fully committed to being here, the love the fans have for the club and the love we have for the fans as well.
The left-back was pleased by the Blues’ performance against Southampton
“I love playing here and I wish we could play here every weekend.”
As for the Southampton draw, there was a clear improvement. Ipswich weren’t at their best in their Championship opener at Birmingham City, and some alarm bells began to ring after they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by League Two Bromley.
However, despite failing to beat the Saints and end their winless home run, Davis knows that they are heading in the right direction.
“We started the game really well,” he assessed. “There’s still a lot to do at the training ground with new players coming in. They are looking good, especially in training, but training is a different game to matches.
“It was a tough game, we knew it would be a tough couple of games to start with, but I think we dealt with it well and created a lot of opportunities in the game.”
Of course, this is a different campaign to Davis’ last at the level. Town were the underdogs when they earned promotion in 2023/24.
Now, they are the ones who are expected to go up. In fact, they are the bookies’ title favourites.
Davis has started all three competitive games so far this season
“This year, the pressure is on us,” the 25-year-old admitted. “Clubs see us as the big team coming into every game now.
“The lads, the squad morale is top. People in the team, they know what they have to do, they block out the noise and come in every day, do everything they can to become better players, become better people.
“We’ve got to keep moving. It’s only two games in, there’s still 44 in the season, which is a lot of games, but I think we’ll get there.”
On the flip side, it’s a good opportunity for Davis to kick on. Since joining Ipswich from Leeds United in 2022, his career trajectory has taken him up and up. The ceiling came in the Premier League, where he openly admitted that he wasn’t playing to the standards he set.
Now, back in the Championship, having registered 18 assists in his last campaign at the level, he’s ready to get back to his best.
“Last year, personally I didn’t think I was good enough for what I knew I could do,” he said. “This year, I want to get back to the level I know I can reach, like I was in the Championship last time.
“I know what I can do in this league. I’m just pushing myself and I’m fully committed to the club.”
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