The League Paper

KIERAN GLAD TO OFFLOAD SZMODICS TO THE RAMS

by
The LeaguePaper Team
8 February 2026

CHAMPIONSHIP
By Chris Dunlavy

SWITCH: Sammie Szmodics has joined Derby on loan

IPSWICH boss Kieran McKenna has hit out at Sammie Szmodics after the striker made a deadline-day move to Derby County.
Szmodics, 30, joined the Tractor Boys from Blackburn for £9m in 2024 and scored four times in the Premier League last season before getting injured.
But the Republic of Ireland international barely featured following relegation to the Championship and has now joined the Rams on loan until the end of the season.
“It wasn’t related to his football performance,”...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

Read our latest news on any of these social networks!

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Football League Newsletter Today!

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.

Your subscription has been successful.

More in The League Paper

SHREWD DRAGONS ROAR AS ROBINS LOSE OUT

CHAMP TRANSFER WINDOW WINNERS AND LOSERS By Chris Dunlavy JANUARY is over. The window is closed. As Neil Warnock once put it, every manager in the Championship is now up the creek without a paddle. But whose transfer business will see them sail serenely into the sunset - and whose...
The FLP Podcast: Deadline Day drama + Which EFL clubs caught the eye in the January transfer window?

In this week’s edition of The Football League Paper Podcast, Matt Badcock is joined by Football League Paper Chief Writer Chris Dunlavy and John Lyons, Football League Paper Editor, to talk through all the latest in the EFL.
The FLP Podcast: Marti Cifuentes sacking, Norwich’s big win + in-form Millwall, Hull & Wrexham

In this week’s edition of The Football League Paper Podcast, Matt Badcock is joined by Football League Paper Chief Writer Chris Dunlavy and John Lyons, Football League Paper Editor, to talk through all the latest in the EFL.
The FLP Podcast: Liam Manning takes charge at Huddersfield Town!

In this week’s edition of The Football League Paper Podcast, Matt Badcock is joined by Football League Paper Chief Writer Chris Dunlavy and John Lyons, Football League Paper Editor, to talk through all the latest in the EFL.