Arsenal are reportedly considering a summer move for Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap according to a report from Give me Sport. The 22-year-old forward has impressed in his debut campaign with Ipswich, netting 10 league goals and showcasing his potential as one of England’s emerging talents. His performances have drawn interest from multiple Premier League clubs, but Arsenal appear particularly keen to bring him to North London.
The Gunners have struggled for consistency in front of goal this season, a factor that has contributed to their fading title hopes. Injuries to key forwards Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz have left Mikel Arteta’s side short of options in attack, with recent results highlighting their need for reinforcements. Arsenal have scored just four goals in their last five league matches, including disappointing results such as a 1-0 home defeat to West Ham and a 1-1 draw at Manchester United.
Delap, who joined Ipswich from Manchester City last summer, has quickly established himself as a key player for the Suffolk club. In addition to his domestic form, he has represented England at the Under-21 level, scoring three goals in 12 appearances. His combination of physical presence, technical skill, and goal-scoring ability makes him an attractive prospect for Arsenal’s ambitions.
Reports suggest that Delap is open to a move to Arsenal, believing he could make an impact under Arteta’s guidance. Ipswich are reportedly seeking around £40 million for the striker, with Manchester City holding a 20% sell-on clause. Arsenal have already initiated discussions with Delap’s representatives and are confident in his ability to contribute immediately.
With a reported £300 million budget available for summer signings, Arsenal are expected to prioritise attacking reinforcements as they aim to mount another title challenge next season. Securing Delap’s signature could provide the firepower needed to address their shortcomings and re-establish themselves as serious contenders in the Premier League.
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Good value signing for rotation….all the oversea players that have never played in EPL are high risk imo…Delap isn’t knows the league, robust and can finish….also very young, best year’s to come….
Reminds me a bit of Rooney (without the rage) – quick, strong, intelligent, aggressive and looks technically quite sound. I haven’t seen enough of him to say exactly how good he is, but from what I have seen, looks a good option.
Delap looks to have the attributes Arsenal need, scores goals even for a poor Premier league team, is strong and willing to learn, proved himself in the Premier league and scored at under 21 level, another plus is he firs the qualification for being English, a positive for European requirements.
Definitely would be a decent signing.
Good player and better than what we have, and the best part with 20% income going to help City, then this is a no brainer for Mikel
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This could be a good signing in my opinion. One of the advantages is he’s already used to the rigors of the Premier League.
Couple that with the fact he would be training with and playing in a team that would hopefully create more chances for him, he would hopefully continue to develop into the kind of striker that we need.
It doesn’t always have to be star names that are brought in. If the club is willing to look, there are players out there. Brighton are a perfect example of that, just look at the players they seem to unearth on a regular basis. The players are there, we just need to find them. 👍😉
Exactly Derek. Pay what’s necessary to get the best experienced scouts doing the leg work and stop using data analytics so much to try and short cut the effort.
We also agree on Delap.
Bruised Banana,
Great minds think alike as the saying goes.👍😉
This is a very odd thread. Brighton have been cited above but are actually one of the top examples of a team that has used data analytics as part of an effective recruitment strategy, and also to improve performance.
Many clubs use data analytics in some measure but the best scouting in my opinion still comes from the trained eye of an experienced scout using the greatest supercomputer of all, i.e. their brains, rather than relying on stats which are ultimately resulting from some form of third party human interpretation themselves. Analytics such as StatDNA can be a tool given some level of importance but it is not something that is black and white without needed human perception and interpretation being a much more important element imo.
Bruised Banana,
I couldn’t agree more. Points well made. 👍😉
Every team uses scouts and data and how each team decides to strike the balance between the two will be determined internally.
There is also no doubt that decisions about players require human judgment. However, my point about Brighton stands. They are one of the teams that have invested significantly in a data driven approach which has lead to one of the most effective. recruitment strategies in world football. They are recognised for this rather than the expertise of their scouts.
I believe the credit for Brighton’s successes has perhaps been misplaced and given their significant investment I doubt if they would entertain that possibility but likely promote the reverse. In any case, thanks for the nice discussion, always good to consider reasonable differing opinions.