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Alex Palmer had played all 30 Championship games for West Brom this season Ipswich Town have signed West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Alex Palmer. The 28-year-old had a medical at Portman Road before the transfer deadline and will leave The Hawthorns having come through the club's academy. The total amount Ipswich are paying is reportedly up to £5m. "I'm looking forward to a new challenge, " said Palmer. "Ipswich is a club that's going places and everything I've heard about the manager [Kieran Mc Kenna] has been nothing but positive. "Coming here and being part of the group that has achieved a lot of things in a short space of time excites me. I've had a great time at West Brom and I wish them all the best. " Palmer has made 104 appearances for West Brom, who are sixth in the Championship, with them opting to sell him as they believe they have a strong succession plan in Josh Griffiths, Joe Wildsmith and England Under-19s keeper Ben Cisse. Ipswich have no plans on moving other goalkeepers out, with Palmer coming in as Christian Walton is sidelined for a number of weeks with a groin injury. Palmer's arrival gives Mc Kenna another goalkeeping option after Arijanet Muric has made a number of costly errors this season, being at fault for both goals conceded on Saturday when Ipswich lost 2-1 at home to bottom side Southampton. Town won successive promotions to move from League One to the Premier League, but are currently 19th in the top flight, three points adrift of safety. Ipswich have also completed the signing of 18-year-old Chelsea left-back Somto Boniface. He has represented England at under-18s level but did not make a senior appearance for the Blues after coming through the club's academy. Latest Ipswich Town news, analysis and fan views Get Ipswich news notifications Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Gonzalez takes Man City's spend to £180m - how they dominated window 'A brutal reality for Man Utd' - Mc Nulty's deadline day verdict Spurs sign Bayern Munich forward Tel on loan Keeley Hawes stars in a new Austen period drama Will Cassandra expose the private details of her life, or send her sister Jane’s legacy up in flames? The story behind a rugby icon who faded into the shadows Gavin Henson was everywhere. Then he wasn’t. But does he want to be found? Atmospheric crime drama set in Norway Norwegian detective Wisting tackles grisly cold cases and seemingly unconnected murders Ian Hislop searches for the earliest examples of British jokes From wordplay to comedic songs, Ian Hislop goes on a journey to find the oldest examples of humour All the transfer deadline day done deals Five talking points from opening Six Nations games Chiefs bid for immortality - countdown to Super Bowl 59 begins 'Who are you? ' Everyone knows who Lewis-Skelly is now Were Australia really 16-0 better than England? 'Tenacity, endeavour, composure' - how Arsenal earned statement win The painful divorce of Marcus Rashford and Manchester United Mumbai mauling shows Mc Cullum has the tough challenge he wanted 'Hurting' Spurs find defensive strength before defining week 'The perfect batter for his time' - meet India's latest record-breaker England high-energy gameplan leaves them vulnerable - Dawson 'Feelgood stories on turbulent day for Scotland' Losing 16-0 has to be a good thing for England - here's why Borthwick's bold plan crumbles to dust in Dublin 'All-round package' Jones makes difference for Scotland Liverpool pass 'tough challenge' with flying colours 'Not a magician' but Moyes casts spell again at Everton How Forest's Elanga & Gibbs-White 'ran Brighton ragged' Video How Forest's Elanga & Gibbs-White 'ran Brighton ragged' 'Best midfield in the league' - Keown praises Liverpool trio. Video'Best midfield in the league' - Keown praises Liverpool trio Knight still the right captain for England - Hartley Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.