Anjishnu Roy 01/05/2025 14comments  |  Jump to last

Everton are set to make Liam Delap their primary transfer target and are going to go “all in” for the Ipswich Town centre-forward, report iNews. Delap has scored 12 goals in 33 appearances in the Premier League so far this season.

The Toffees are bracing for a dramatic summer where as many as 15 players (including those on loan) are going to be out of contract. As such, a rebuild is in order under new owners the Friedkin Group and in David Moyes’ second spell in charge.

Delap has a £30m release clause and has been attracting interest from half of the Premier League clubs. What Everton can offer him is the opportunity to be the franchise player for the Toffees as they look to begin a new era at the Bramley-Moore Dock stadium. David Moyes is also an admirer of the player.

With Ipswich Town already relegated, a move looks certain for the 22-year-old Manchester City youth graduate.

Everton are yet to extend Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s contract and are unlikely to trigger the buy option on Armando Broja, on loan from Chelsea. Meanwhile, Beto, who had begun to find some form under Moyes, has blown largely hot and cold. 

As such, the young Delap could be the perfect addition to the side where he will not only get minutes for development but will also be a major protagonist as Everton look to avoid relegation battles going forward.

However, given his well-documented release clause as well as the strong interest from other clubs, the management is set to face an uphill battle to secure his services.

 

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Mike Gaynes
1 Posted 01/05/2025 at 16:22:58
I'm not familiar with the writer Douglas or iPaper, but this article clearly isn't the usual blogger crapola. It's detailed and credible, and I'm inclined to believe it.
Ryan Holroyd
2 Posted 01/05/2025 at 16:29:22
I think Mike the ipaper is the sister of the independent newspaper but I may be wrong
Mark Murphy
3 Posted 01/05/2025 at 16:38:08
What’s the name of that shops steps where people customarily show their arse if such things as this come to pass?
Asking for a friend…
UTFT
Robert Williams
4 Posted 01/05/2025 at 16:42:25
Mark, Burtons - at least that's where I showed mine the last time±!!
Colin Crooks
5 Posted 01/05/2025 at 16:45:24
Lewis's window
Mark Murphy
6 Posted 01/05/2025 at 16:47:51
When we signed who, Robert?
Martin Mason
7 Posted 01/05/2025 at 17:05:42
Mark, I always used to threaten to show mine in Woolworths shop window
Andrew Ellams
8 Posted 01/05/2025 at 17:09:47
Newcastle seem to be the favourites here to replace Callum Wilson
Robert Tressell
9 Posted 01/05/2025 at 17:09:48
Nice headline - but he’s likely to have better offers unfortunately.

Still hopefully we can go out and start spending £30m plus fees again. It’s about time

Mark Murphy
10 Posted 01/05/2025 at 17:11:28
I think Colin’s answer rings a bell - is Lewis’s still there?? Wasn’t that the big shop up across from the Adelphi?
Anyway, IF we sign Delap AND it’s open etc….
Mark Murphy
11 Posted 01/05/2025 at 17:18:00
I’m racking my brains for the last signing we made that might possibly have resulted in anyone actually “carrying out” this promise? James?? Etoo??
I can’t remember any other big signings that I thought - “wow, I didn’t think we’d get him!”
Possibly James Beattie back in the day.
Liam Mogan
12 Posted 01/05/2025 at 17:23:13
I remember when Alan Shearer moved from Soton to Blackburn. We bid about 500k less than Blackburn even though we knew they'd offered higher. Dr David Moore said 'we don't think he's worth more than what we have bid'.
Mike Gaynes
13 Posted 01/05/2025 at 18:08:46
Liam, I'd never heard that story. Hilarious and grim at the same time.
Danny O'Neill
14 Posted 01/05/2025 at 18:23:01
Yes Mark and Dicky Lewis is still standing, although the building is boarded up. Like the Adelphi, Renshaw Street is a neglected area of an otherwise thriving city centre.

I think Kanchelskis is the last one I never thought we would get.

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