Man Utd’s £30m transfer target told to join ‘desperate’ Premier League rivals instead

Former Manchester United and Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard has tippe Liam Delap to join Chelsea this summer.

Delap has shone in Kieran McKenna’s struggling Ipswich สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ side this term, racking up 12 goals and two assists across an eye-catching first full season in Premier League football.

But Delap’s goals were ultimately not enough to save the Tractor Boys from the drop and the 22-year-old striker is expecte to move on from Portman Road.

A host of top teams have alerte to a potential deal after it emerge that Delap would be available for a fee of just £30million due to a relegation clause in the forward’s contract.

Manchester United, Liverpool and Everton are all in the market for a centre-forward and are expecte to battle it out for Delap when the transfer window opens for business.

Chelsea have also credite with a strong interest and Howard believes a move to Stamford Bridge could be the perfect fit for the sought-after England Under-21 international.

‘I think the stakes are too big,’ Howard told when aske about recent rumours linking Delap with his former side Everton.

‘I take your point [that Everton could be a good stepping stone] and there is a development part of it, but there are going to be some big clubs after him.

‘If you’re him, he’s already at a big club, he already knows what feels and tastes like at Manchester City.

‘He’s going to want to prove his worth and that he can play at the top.’

Aske which club he would choose if he was Delap, Howard replie: ‘Honestly, I think Chelsea are desperate for a striker.

‘The Manchester United pull, I think for a player like him, it’s still there. Whether that feels different because he was a City player…

‘I like the Chelsea profile, I like the young team. He goes into a young team and there’s goals there.