Liam Delap addresses transfer links amid January window and Liverpool and Chelsea rumors
With seven goals in 18 appearances so far in the Premier League for Ipswich Town this season, Liam Delap has supposedly caught the eye of Liverpool heading into 2025.
According to the Daily Mail, the Reds are among a number of clubs keeping tabs on his progress, though Manchester City, his former club, has first refusal. That was negotiated into the $25m (£20m/€24m) deal that saw him move to the east coast last summer.
But with bigger clubs circling ahead of a possible move at the end of the season, Delap has responded by insisting he is content where he is. Under Kieran McKenna, he is flying at the moment and his only focus is on keeping Ipswich in the top flight.
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"I don’t really look at things like that," he told Suffolk News when asked about the transfer speculation. "So, yes, I’m just focused on Ipswich. We are lucky to be playing in the Premier League. I think we’ve got a great opportunity here at Ipswich and we’re just trying to show our ability week in, week out, that’s a big plus for me."
In addition to Liverpool, Chelsea has also been linked with Delap and head coach Enzo Maresca worked him while the pair were both at Manchester City. "Liam is a fantastic player and also for his age," Maresca said recently. "I think we spent one year together and I think he scored 22, 24 goals. He is a very good striker.
"In England, they have many like him and they have many good players, good strikers and he’s working hard off the ball, on the ball he understands the game and can score goals. And also because of his age, I think he can be an important player for England."
Liverpool.com says: Delap is a really good striker in the making but it is hard to imagine Manchester City allowing him to move to Anfield if it has first refusal. It would be a tricky transfer for the Reds to pull off, potentially. A number nine might become a priority for Liverpool this year, but that would involve someone leaving first to make some room.
