Ruben Amorim considers 'next Harry Kane' as Man Utd's Viktor Gyokeres transfer alternative

Manchester United are among the clubs funny successful Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap but could look contention from Chelsea if they determination for the youngster alternatively than Viktor Gyokeres

Manchester United are among the clubs tracking Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap.

The young guardant has produced a bid of awesome displays for the Tractor Boys successful his debut play successful the Premier League. Delap has recovered the nett six times successful 12 games contempt Ipswich's struggles aft netting 8 times successful 31 appearances successful the Championship for Hull successful 2023/24.

Amorim was afforded the accidental to ticker Delap up adjacent during his first lucifer successful complaint of the Red Devils. The young guardant failed to people successful the Premier League stalemate but impressed against United's backline.

Despite lone moving to Portman Road from Manchester City successful the summertime successful a £20million deal, Delap has already garnered a fig of suitors. If United travel up successful their interest, they could yet look competition from Chelsea with an anticipation of a determination to 1 of the Premier League's apical sides, per the Athletic.

Delap has garnered a large woody of praise successful his abbreviated clip successful the apical flight. The 21-year-old has adjacent been tipped for a palmy England career.

The erstwhile City youngster has featured successful each England age-group broadside from under-16 to under-21s but is yet to marque his elder bow. Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy reckons helium could found himself arsenic successor to Harry Kane.

“I've seen him rather a batch this play and I'd astir apt spell arsenic acold to accidental that for maine he's the evident semipermanent successor to Kane," said Murphy.

“I deliberation he's the champion young English striker retired there. I cognize he's got a spot to larn and contented comes with acquisition and crippled clip successful this league but he's got each the attributes to beryllium a apical planetary player.

“I conscionable don't spot a weakness for him. He's scored capable goals successful a struggling side. He gets a batch of chances he'll people more. He's conscionable got that beauteous equilibrium betwixt carnal and technical, seldom you get both; he's a ace talent.”

United person wide been linked to securing a guardant for caller brag Amorim, contempt hopes helium tin unleash Rasmus Hojlund. The Denmark planetary got disconnected to a promising commencement nether Amorim with a brace successful the Europa League and volition anticipation to proceed specified form.

Links to Sporting CP prima Viktor Gyokeres person been unavoidable since Amorim's accomplishment however. The Swede is said to person his bosom acceptable connected a determination to Old Trafford to enactment with Amorim, who helium recovered truthful overmuch occurrence nether successful Portugal.

United are keeping their options unfastened however. Omar Marmoush, Victor Osimhen, Randal Kolo Muani and Victor Boniface are each said to person been shortlisted for information successful January.

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