Exclusive: Millwall respond to Ipswich Town's £20m offer
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Credit: Imago Wed 27 May 2026 11:00, UK Millwall have rejected a £20million Ipswich Town bid for Championship star Femi Azeez, sources have told Football Insider.The Nigeria international, 24, is under contract at The Den until 2028, and has attracted significant interest after scoring 11 goals and providing seven assists in the second tier this season.Sources say Millwall are holding out for around £30m for Azeez given his age and the amount of time he has left on his deal.Ipswich are hoping to strengthen their squad this summer after they secured instant promotion back to the Premier League.The Tractor Boys were relegated in 2025 and will hope to build from the lessons they were taught during their first campaign back in the top flight. Millwall, who narrowly missed out on automatic promotion and were knocked out of the play-offs by eventual winners Hull City, face a battle to keep Azeez this summer.
MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES 💫 What a season it’s been for this man.🦁 Chosen by the future of Millwall Football Club, your Junior Lions’ Player of the Season is Femi Azeez! pic.twitter.com/LrzsmbHAEC— Millwall FC (@MillwallFC) April 28, 2026 View Tweet Ipswich Town’s interest in Femi Azeez explainedFootball Insider exclusively revealed earlier this month that Kieran McKenna will reject any move away from Ipswich this summer. The Northern Irishman has taken his side to the Premier League for the second time and is keen to prove that he can keep them there, before any move away.
Femi AzeezStats – Championship 2025-26 (per 90)Goals0.35Shots2.88Chances created2.15Successful crosses2.50Successful dribbles1.51Duels won6.02Decision-makers at Portman Road hope that players like Azeez can help them do exactly that, with his sizable price tag a testament to his quality.The 24-year-old made his full international debut for Nigeria at the Unity Cup in London on Tuesday, scoring twice against Zimbabwe to book the Super Eagles’ place in the final.International success is the latest in what has been a dramatic rise to stardom for Azeez, having scored just two Championship goals last season for Millwall.This season has seen him transformed, his superb displays ultimately culminating in a nomination for Championship Player of the Season.What Azeez has said on his own futureNaturally a right-winger, Azeez would likely be competing with the likes of Sindre Walle Egeli, Kasey McAteer and Wes Burns, although the latter is out of contract this summer and yet to sign a new deal.The 24-year-old is capable of playing elsewhere, however, and McKenna may well have an alternative plan if he can get his hands on the forward.That remains a big if, for now, with a gap remaining in talks between the clubs. As for Azeez himself, the winger has kept quiet on a potential summer move.