The Blues have confirmed the signing of Plymouth Argyle midfielder Panutche Camara on a two-year contract with the club having an option for a further season.

The Blues are understood to have paid £500,000 for the Guinea-Bissau international, Town’s ninth signing of the summer and their second and final addition of deadline day with the transfer window closing at 11pm.

“This is a great opportunity for me,” Camara, 25, who is known as Pan and will wear the number 28 shirt, told iFollow Ipswich.

“Everything has come about very quickly, but it was really good to speak to the manager and I appreciate how he wants me here.

“He told me good things about the team and he knows what I can bring to the squad. I have enjoyed my time in English football but I am looking forward to this next step.

“I am so happy to be here. I can’t wait to get started and meet the fans, as well as everyone that is part of the club.”

Having played youth football in Portugal with Loures and Vitoria de Guimeraes, Camara joined Barnsley’s U23s before signing for Dulwich Hamlet early in 2017.

The versatile central midfielder moved on to Crawley that summer and spent three years with the Red Devils before he joined Plymouth on a free transfer in the summer of 2020.

Camara, who is 6ft 1in tall, made 82 starts and 13 sub appearances for the Pilgrims, scoring 10 goals. He is yet to feature this season due to a groin problem.

Capped four times by Guinea-Bissau, scoring once, Camara was made available by Plymouth at the end of 2021/22 having turned down the offer of a new contract.

The Pilgrims subsequently took up a one-year option on his previous deal which ran to next summer.

Camara will be the first Town player to represent Guinea-Bissau at international level.

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