Manchester United and Chelsea have received the green light to speak with a player who demands a lot this summer.
A number of Premier League clubs are looking for a new striker in the window and Liam Delap from Ipswich has received a lot of attention.
This season, the 22-year-old has yielded 12 goals in the top flight for a club whose relegation was confirmed almost a month ago.
And Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna has confirmed that Delap is expected to leave in the coming transfer window.
“Yes, he looks at his options for next year,” he said. “We support him with that.”
United has been seen in the race for the race for the Englishman's signature for a large part of the season, but Chelsea recently registered their interest.
United has held personal conversations with Delap about a movement with the permission of his club-but It is understood that Chelsea will also have the opportunity to pitch their project to the 22-year-old Englishman before he makes a final decision about his future.
Working to their advantage is how Enzo Maresca already has an existing relationship with Delap, who together scored a bundle of goals in the youth setup of Manchester City.
Although exceptions can be made for the strange market opportunity, Chelsea likes to stick to their current strategy to buy the world's best young talent before they develop and develop them. Delap fits more than the other expensive options on their striker Shortlist.
Delap has a release clause of £ 30 million and wants to make his future decide before the under-21 euros.