Idris El Mizouni: Leyton Orient re-sign Ipswich Town midfielder on loan
League One newcomers Leyton Orient have re-signed Ipswich Town midfielder Idris El Mizouni on a season-long loan deal.
The 22-year-old scored three goals in 44 appearances during a loan stint with the O’s last season, as the east London club won the League Two title.
El Mizouni, who won one international cap for Tunisia in 2019, becomes the Brisbane Road side’s fourth signing of the summer transfer window.
“It was an easy decision for me to come back,” he told the club website.
“The success we had last season makes us more hungry this year. We can’t wait for a season in League One.”
Ipswich Town: Idris El Mizouni joins Leyton Orient on loan
Ipswich Town midfielder Idris El Mizouni has returned to Leyton Orient on loan for another season.
The 22-year-old was a key part of the O’s League Two title-winning campaign last term, and will now spend another year on loan at Brisbane Road.
Town do have the option to recall him in January, however.
El Mizouni said: “Last season was an unbelievable season. I know the gaffer and I know the players, it was an easy decision for me to come back.
“I trust the gaffer and he trusts me, he is a big part of why I came back here.
“The success we had last season makes us more hungry this year. We want to play higher again and again. We can’t wait for a season in League One.
“I had (Darren) Pratley next to me last season and the gaffer was a centre-mid, so I’ve taken a lot of information from those two and I think that I improved a lot last season.
“League One will be harder this season, with bigger teams and bigger crowds, but there will be more teams trying to play football, which is when I think we played best last season.”
El Mizouni played 44 games for the O’s last season, scoring three times, and claimed a double in the club’s end of season awards.
He was also named in the League Two team of the season.
El Mizouni, a product of the Playford Road academy, has made 16 starts and 10 sub appearances for the Blues.
He is now heading into the final year of his contract at Ipswich, though the club will have the option to extend that by a further 12 months next summer.
