Man Utd and Chelsea interested in £20m Premier League star – but face one problem

Manchester United and Chelsea are already monitoring Ipswich Town’s Liam Delap but look 1 occupation successful their respective quests to motion the striker.

Delap, who spent past play connected indebtedness astatine Championship broadside Hull CIty, joined Ipswich this summertime from Manchester City successful a woody worthy up to £20million.

The almighty striker has made an instant content successful the apical flight, notching up six goals successful 12 appearances for Kieran McKenna’s side.

Delap, who is besides capped astatine England Under-21 level, was doubly denied by Andre Onana when Ipswich drew 1-1 with United past play but his show has caught the oculus of respective large clubs successful the Premier League.

According to The Athletic, Chelsea and United are the 2 biggest imaginable suitors funny successful the 21-year-old, with immoderate clubs successful attendance astatine Portman Road past play to spot the striker successful action.

While Delap would apt stay with Ipswich until the extremity of the season, the striker could beryllium successful precocious request implicit the summertime should his early-season signifier continue.

However, immoderate determination for the striker could beryllium scuppered by his erstwhile nine City who are said to person enactment buy-back clauses successful spot erstwhile they initally fto Delap go.

And fixed the deficiency of a earthy understudy for Erling Haaland contiguous wrong their squad, City whitethorn good take to bring Delap backmost to the Etihad Stadium adjacent summertime if different large clubs look apt to pounce.

Ipswich brag McKenna, meanwhile, sought to downplay reports of involvement successful Delap but said helium was unaware of immoderate buy-back clauses wrong the striker’s contract.

‘It’s not thing I’m alert of oregon funny successful to beryllium honest. I deliberation that’s a question for different radical and for (chairman) Mark Ashton,’ helium said.

‘My afloat absorption is connected this play and, with regards to Liam, trying to assistance him to proceed to improve. I cognize Liam’s afloat absorption is present and trying to assistance the team.

‘He’s had a bully commencement to the season, but we person to retrieve that’s it’s precise aboriginal stages for him. This is truly his archetypal play starting regularly arsenic a fig nine. 

‘This is his archetypal play doing it week-in, week-out, possibly doing it 2 times a week, and he’s doing it astatine Premier League level.’

Should Chelsea and United neglect successful their quest to motion Delap, some clubs whitethorn good size up different options adjacent summertime to beef up their attacking options.

The Blues person held a long-standing involvement successful Victor Osimhen, who is presently connected indebtedness astatine Turkish broadside Galatasaray, portion Ruben Amorim’s past with Sporting Lisbon volition nary uncertainty spot them linked with a determination for prolific striker Viktor Gyokeres.

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