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Man Utd told how much they must pay for Liam Delap
Carlo Garganese
- Updated: 2 Apr 2025 06:46 CDT
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Manchester United are ready to challenge favourites Chelsea for the signature of Liam Delap this summer and have learned how much they will have to pay for the Ipswich Town striker.
Chelsea are hot favourites to sign the English star, with many sources expecting them to win the race for the striker at the end of the season.
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Current ETV
Liam Delap
F (C), AM (R)
Ipswich Town
Liam Delap
F (C), AM (R)
Ipswich Town
ETV Range
€24.8M - €41.3M
Indeed, FootballTransfers reported at the end of February that Chelsea have gone all-in for Delap.
However, United are seriously attempting to challenge Chelsea for Delap.
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Man Utd big fans of Delap
The Athletic reports that United technical director Jason Wilcox is a big fan of Delap and wants the club to sign him.
Wilcox sees Delap as the perfect fit for United’s new project under INEOS due to his young age at 22.
United have asked for information on costs and have learned that it will take a bid of around €48 million (£40m) to have a realistic chance of signing Delap.
This is the value of the buyback clause that Man City inserted in Delap’s deal when they sold him to Ipswich.
Delap has been enjoying an exceptional breakthrough campaign with Ipswich.
In the Premier League, he has scored 10 goals in just 26 appearances for a side battling relegation.
He is the son of former Derby, Southampton and Stoke star Rory Delap, who was most famous for his incredible long throws.
Delap Jr started his career in the youth system of Derby before being signed by Man City in 2019.
He was very highly rated at City and went on a series of loan moves to Stoke, Preston and Hull.
After impressing in the Championship for Hull in 2023-24, he was signed permanently by Ipswich in the summer of 2024 for €24m plus the aforementioned buyback clause.
Delap has now emerged as one of the most promising youngsters in the Premier League.
