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Mark Walker

Scotland international to go on loan after being told he won't feature for club

Scotland international Cieran Slicker will be sent out on loan after being told he is now Ipswich Town's fourth choice keeper.

The 22-year-old made his full international debut last month after coming on for an early sub for Angus Gunn.

However, his first cap turned into a nightmare after high profile mistakes saw Scotland slump to a shock 3-1 defeat at Hampden.

And he didn't play in the next game away to Liechtenstein.

Slicker wasn't involved in Ipswich's pre-season tour to Austria and manager Kieran McKenna used Alex Palmer and Christian Walton for a half each in their friendly win against FC Blau-Weiss Linz.

And he also has Kosovo international keeper Aro Muric, who was Ipswich's No.1 for spells last season, meaning Slicker is now fourth choice at the Portman Road club.


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And McKenna has vowed to send Slicker on loan to get first team experience.

He said: "Cieran Slicker is looking at options for loans.

"All being well, the plan would be for him to go and get some first team experience this year, which he's definitely ready for.

"So we'll see how that all pans out over the next few weeks. But the goalkeeping side of things is a really strong department at the moment.

"We need at least three really strong senior goalkeepers in the building. We'll see how it plays out over the remainder of the summer."

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