Ipswich's Delap allowed to speak to other clubs

Ipswich guardant Liam Delap has been fixed support to research "his options" for adjacent play and speak to different clubs, says head Kieran McKenna.

The 22-year-old joined nan Tractor Boys from Manchester City successful a woody worthy up to £20m past summertime but is expected to time off nan nine pursuing their relegation backmost to nan Championship aft conscionable 1 run successful nan Premier League.

Manchester United, Chelsea and Newcastle person each been linked pinch a move for nan England Under-21 international, who has a £30m relegation merchandise clause successful his contract, while City besides clasp a buy-back option.

"Liam's looking astatine his options for adjacent year, which I deliberation he is entitled to do and we support him pinch that," said McKenna.

"I deliberation we person fixed him support to do that this week. It's a very important determination for his future. Of people location is simply a batch of liking - and rightly so. I deliberation portion of his week has been having immoderate of those conversations.

"It looks much apt than not that he will move connected this summertime and he has liking from beautiful overmuch each nine successful nan league, and I don't deliberation location are galore clubs successful nan world who wouldn't want to person him.

"Nothing is sorted, thing is done aliases completed aliases moreover very, very, very close, truthful that process will return its course."

Delap will look to adhd to his 12 goals successful 36 Premier League appearances erstwhile Ipswich big West Ham connected Sunday (16:00 BST).

However, nary different Ipswich subordinate has sewage adjacent to double figures successful nan apical formation pinch nan club's swift return to nan 2nd tier confirmed successful April.

"We will beryllium proud of nan portion that we person had successful position of Liam's improvement and his publication this season," McKenna added.

"If he stays pinch us, we will beryllium delighted, and if he moves connected this summer, it will beryllium a affirmative motion for nan nine to person developed and sold a subordinate astatine that benignant of level and hopefully it will beryllium a bully move for him arsenic well."

McKenna besides confirmed midfielder Massimo Luongo will time off Portman Road this summertime erstwhile his statement expires but talks are ongoing pinch defenders Cameron Burgess and Axel Tuanzebe complete imaginable extensions.