Town have announced that midfielder Rekeem Harper’s contract has been terminated by mutual consent.

Harper, 23, joined the Blues in the summer of 2021 from West Brom for a fee understood to be in the region of £500,000, signing a three-year deal.

The former England U17 and U19 international started the 2021/22 season in Paul Cook’s side but gradually drifted out of the picture and wasn’t involved after Kieran McKenna took over as boss and was sent on loan to Crewe Alexandra for the second half of the campaign.

Having started the Carabao Cup defeat to Colchester United, Harper was sent on loan to Exeter for the rest of last season where he made 16 starts and seven sub appearances.

In total, the Birmingham-born schemer made 11 starts - six in the league - and eight sub appearances for the Blues without scoring.

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Taricco_Fan added 15:43 - Jun 28 @pencilpete - agreed, I was at the Colchester game and that wayward pass across his own area was the moment his Ipswich career came to an end. There was no way back from that. Good luck to him, wherever he ends up. Some moves just don't work out and he was one of them.
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Ipswichbusiness added 16:45 - Jun 28 According to Wikipedia, he was signed in 2021 on a three year contract. Given that a club cannot simply tear up a contract, I assume that in practice we have paid him a lump sum in lieu of the last year of his deal.
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TimmyH added 16:57 - Jun 28 Well that signing from West Brom went from much hope to disappointment!...didn't think he looked too bad in his opening game but thereafter.
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Ipswich1977 added 19:21 - Jun 28 Think he sealed his exit last season with that poor pass back in the penalty box again Colchester United in the cup game.
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troyparrotsleftear added 21:11 - Jun 28 shame
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KiwiTractor added 22:09 - Jun 28 Definitely inevitable - he couldn't maintain a permanent spot in either of the Crewe or Exeter teams. Maybe League Two level, but wish him all the best in the future.
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Saxonblue74 added 22:35 - Jun 28 Facefacts, you need to remember the list of players that PC appointed that helped us to promotion last year when criticising his recruitment. The guy did a lot of good at a very difficult time for our club.
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Radlett_blue added 09:48 - Jun 29 Just loaning out Harper for another year didn't really make sense & as he's struggling to hold down a place at mid table League 1 clubs, it's hard to see where his career's going. He'll have been given a pay off & maybe needs to find a League 2 club if he wants to rebuild his career. One of Paul Cook's worst signings.
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