Liam Delap has played suggestions from a transfer to Manchester United, even though he was told that he is their “ideal” signing.
Delap, 22, enjoyed a fantastic breakthrough season with Ipswich Town after leaving the Manchester City boys' club for around £ 20 million last summer. His displays for the newly promoted side have seen him 10 goals and two assists in 24 Premier League matches.
This has not surprisingly led to some interest from large clubs, including United, with reports that suggest that Ruben Amorim has made the English young person a summer transfer. That is despite the fact that Rivals City has a back-back option of £ 29.5 million for the rush.
In the light of the recent speculation on the future of Delap, former Red Devil's defender Paul Parker has now sung his praise and insisted that he would en masse the current misfiring of United Forward Line.
Parker focused on the reported interest of United to Betfred Sports: “You could say that Liam Delap is an ideal attacker to play for Manchester United, which is easy to say because Manchester United has no center-forward at the moment, so so Liam Delap would make a huge difference.
“He can take the ball down, take people away, does not go down easily and he makes those selfless runs behind. He would be absolutely perfect for Manchester United and many other teams in the Premier League. “
The English U21S star, however, has played back on the interest of United, instead that he is “so happy” on Portman Road. He said to East Anglian Daily Times: “I am so happy here, I enjoy it here. I just look forward to playing football. I take every game as it comes and concentrate on the next one.
“It [the media speculation] Is something I try to stay away. People around me have told me to stay away, it is something I am very good at, focused on what I want to do. That is playing football here.
'I really enjoy my time here and I enjoy playing every week. That's the most important thing. As players and people, we know that there is noise. If we have a bad game and people are suffering from not performing or if we get the right results, we will continue to focus on ourselves and what we have to achieve. “
In contrast to the brilliant form of Delap, United Strikers Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund – who cost a combined £ 107 million – are disappointing this season. So far they have five competition goals between them this campaign, with Amorim's lack of firepower that is a way to explain the sad competition of United in 15th place.