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Burgess eyes Swans progress after Ipswich successes

Burgess eyes Swans progress after Ipswich successes

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Cameron Burgess believes he can achieve further success at Swansea City having helped former club Ipswich Town reach the Premier League.Australia centre-back Burgess was an Ipswich regular as the East Anglian club claimed promotion from League One in 2022-23 and then finished second in the Championship the following season.He played 18 times in the Premier League last term as Ipswich were relegated but, with his Portman Road contract up in the summer, opted to join Swansea on a three-year deal.Asked to explain the decision to swap Suffolk for south Wales, Burgess said: "I feel like I can contribute here. I know where the club wants to go and I feel like I can be a really big part of that."It was a really tough decision [to leave Ipswich]. I had four really amazing years there."But there are a lot of things to consider in a player's career and I felt this was the right team for me. Hopefully we can replicate some of the memories [from Ipswich] here."Burgess will make his competitive Swansea debut as Alan Sheehan's team begin 2025-26 with a trip to Middlesbrough on Saturday.While there is work for Swansea to do in the transfer market, former Fulham youngster Burgess says Sheehan's squad has the same kind of "culture, team spirit and work ethic" that brought Ipswich success.And he sees "progress from last season" as the goal for the upcoming campaign, with Swansea aiming to improve on an 11th-place finish last May."If we can do that, it's a successful season," Burgess added."The club have made steps forward off the pitch and it's time to replicate that on the pitch."
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