
With Ipswich Town looking likely to drop out of the Premier League at the end of this season, decisions will need to be made on some of their key players.
None more so than Liam Delap, who the Tractor Boys signed from Manchester City last summer for £15m plus add-ons.
The 22-year-old has been a revelation, hitting double figures in the top tier despite turning out for a struggling Ipswich side.
We asked Sky Sports pundit and former midfielder David Prutton whether he expects Delap to depart at the end of the campaign.
Speaking exclusively to Football League World, Prutton said: “Liam Delap, potentially leaving Ipswich if they go down again. A lot of money paid for a player that I’ve seen develop and get better.
“We saw him at Stoke. We saw him mature a little bit more at Hull City and when he was out of the side with that injury, he was sorely missed.
“And the chance to go and play in the Premier League and get himself into double figures, as he has done, shows once again what he’s capable of.
“He’s approaching that maturing cycle, isn’t he? I say that because he’s 22, and you hope if you were going to splash a bit cash on him, like Ipswich have done, they want a good solid five, six, seven years out of him where it really does rise into his prime and develop, because physically he’s a very, very capable player.