Liam Delap

[Xhavenjoe]

I like Delap but if we have a buy back McAtee doesn’t need to go that way.

Unless we can’t activate it yet.

I am sure I read somewhere that his buyback clause doesn't kick in until the end of this season

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

One to look at in summer.
Bigger priorities for January

I'd say the position is 3rd on the list for January.

A defensive midfielder and central defender are first and second. Another CB would allow us to use Akanji as a RB if we can get one or two others fit.

I really can't see us signing attacking midfielders or wingers in January. I think those will be for the Summer when a few players leave.

 

[Zenmanc]

I like Delap's potential but if we sign another 9 we need one with a different skillset than Haaland. Liam isn't at that level of course but we need another gear at that position.

 

[richards30]

I like Delap's potential but if we sign another 9 we need one with a different skillset than Haaland. Liam isn't at that level of course but we need another gear at that position.

Unless the team will now be set up for a big burly striker type?

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Signing him in the summer would make more sense. So he gets a full season of playing every week.

Cheap, academy player and one of the best young players in the country - it’s a no brainer

 

[It'sBlue93:20]

Bring him back in the summer assume if Ipswich goes down he leaves regardless. 30m fee is a no-brainer. Hope McAtee doesn’t go down the same way and stays with us. This realty was a golden generation of talent: Delap , Palmer , THB , Rogers, Lavia, Trafford etc.

 

[RayCTID]

There is always a danger we can stall his career if we did re-sign him just for the sake of having cover. The caveat is we have got to give him more game time which we can't guarantee with Haaland being our main striker.

 

[Keeper!]

There is always a danger we can stall his career if we did re-sign him just for the sake of having cover. The caveat is we have got to give him more game time which we can't guarantee with Haaland being our main striker.

There is no danger or risk with this signing, just like when we did the same with Angelino.

30m for a young PL striker is a bargain, he comes in and scores a few goals for us and his value doubles/triples overnight and even if he fails you will get back a majority of the fee.

A no brainer of a signing, simply the player has to decide of he wants to try his luck again with us.

 

[Jim Tolmie's Underpants]

This potential transfer seems a bit Peter Swales.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

I’m not sure if the maths is a joke or not, but we got good money for him, took him off the wage bill, and get a bigger, stronger, better version back for £10M more than we got for him? Give him a 5yr deal and that’s £6M per year against FFP, plus another £4M in wages.

Erling gets to play 60-70 mins regularly instead of flogging himself senseless, and gets a rest in the Cup games. Meanwhile, we have another big lad to throw on upfront if we are chasing the game.

We are increasingly playing a 4-4-2/4-2-4, so the only thing you have to teach them is what they (should) already know, which is who goes near post and who goes far!

Seems like a no brainer to me, and if it doesn’t work out in a year or two, he can move on and we recoup all the money as profit again!

And, not to piss on the parade, but if Erling wants the brighter lights of Spain in the near future, we might have been able to cultivate his replacement for a few years!

In 2 yrs, Pep will have rebuilt the squad and some of the top established players might be looking for the non-Pep City exit. Delap is a homegrown player who has shown he can score at this level and is cheap as chips.