Third striker

[fulhamfan]

Delap will be available for 30 million. Bigger clubs will be after him as well though

[St Eve]

Delap will be available for 30 million. Bigger clubs will be after him as well though

I wish. Probably double that

[Deeping_white]

Delap will be available for 30 million. Bigger clubs will be after him as well though

I wish. Probably double that

He has a relegation release clause set at £30m

[Thailand Mick]

I honestly think sometimes we suffer from an inferiority complex, we are playing in the best league in the world, in London a desirable location can offer very good contracts and hopefully European football and he has international team mates here. Osimhen is playing in a far lesser league with Europa league football, he was quoted as saying he loved playing for Galatasaray because of the respect and love he was receiving from the club and fans. Galatasaray tried to sign him permanently in January but for a lesser fee than his release clause which suggests to me he was open to the transfer. Why do we believe he's out of our league yet Galatasaray can tempt him, he's great but it's not like signing prime Messi or Ronaldo. Maybe some have forgot we signed Edwin Van Da Sar in his prime if we want to get better we have to think bigger.

[Sammyffc]

The package for Osimhen is even potentially too much for Man United.

he wants 180k per week * POST TAX *, so lets call it nearly 400k. ( his current salary at Napoli )

A release clause of 60-70m

Arguably one of the most sought after strikers in world football, where there are limited players.

He is absolutely out of our league and its not a shame to admit that. 

[Jim©]

I see Pavlidis is being touted to join Man U or Arsenal for £100m.
Shame, 3 years back I was vociferous in wanting him here (and think Drewery was too?).

[btffc]

Assuming we pick up Raul's option, the 3rd striker should be someone in the 18-22 range who can sit and develop for a year with little pressure then the following year when Raul likely leaves, replace him with another cheap veteran.

Make Muniz the main man going forward. No need to spend big on another striker. We can better use that money on new wingers/filling out the squad.

[Thailand Mick]

The package for Osimhen is even potentially too much for Man United.

he wants 180k per week * POST TAX *, so lets call it nearly 400k. ( his current salary at Napoli )

A release clause of 60-70m

Arguably one of the most sought after strikers in world football, where there are limited players.

He is absolutely out of our league and its not a shame to admit that. 

He is on 160,000 a week at Galatasaray that's 30,000 more than leno, his release clause is 75m Euro. when Vini leaves that 60,000 saved. When we signed Van Da Sar we were a newly promoted club.

[Craven Mad]

If we're going for Osimhen, I've also heard that Mbappe is good so I reckon we should also go in for him. Man City also have this Norwegian lad who apparently is decent up front so we should buy him at the same time.

DREAM BIG, LADS!

[hopper]

I see Pavlidis is being touted to join Man U or Arsenal for £100m.
Shame, 3 years back I was vociferous in wanting him here (and think Drewery was too?).

Jack on Fulhamish was mentioning him as the perfect Mitro replacement for a while too, seems he's really developed into a top player. Apparently €100m is his release clause but can't imagine anyone would pay that.

[btffc]

I see Pavlidis is being touted to join Man U or Arsenal for £100m.
Shame, 3 years back I was vociferous in wanting him here (and think Drewery was too?).

Good player and would have been a nice signing but absolutely no one is paying anywhere near 100m for him.

[WindyCity]

Delap will be available for 30 million. Bigger clubs will be after him as well though

Terrific player, would love to see him in a FFC shirt.  But IF that actually happened, then what of Muniz?  Where does that put him and his future with FFC?

I think Muniz may very well be our solution for a future striker.  Only 23, 24 next month.  Still pretty young and prime years ahead.  Can likely get better and better. 

[Deeping_white]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ce8445emg6ro

"Ipswich striker Liam Delap will be available for £30m this summer because of a relegation release clause, which will be triggered when his club inevitably returns to the Championship.

The 22-year-old is likely to move on, with interest from several Premier League sides after netting 12 goals in 33 games in all competitions in his first full season in the top flight.

Previously, multiple sources told BBC Sport that Delap was expected to be available for £40m in the summer - with his previous club Manchester City holding a 'buy-back' fee at that price.

However, sources at Ipswich have since confirmed to BBC Sport that the release clause value decreases by £10m upon relegation."

[hopper]

The player I'd love to see us go for is Malick Fofana, a young winger currently at Lyon with bags of technical ability, would probably command £30m or more though as he was bought for 20m and improved since then. He would offer trickery, be able to beat a man and finishing ability.

Think though that he will be quite sought after. Worth noting that Ernest Nuamah who we were in for recently tore an ACL so won't be moving this summer.

Regarding the Osimhen chat, and also mention of Cherki earlier is that there are a group of players who will only want to play for clubs with a large following and who are illustrious in that sense. Reportedly why we were turned down by Cherki and McTominay, they just want to play for bigger clubs. It's why a lot of talk of famous, big name players is a non-starter more often than not; certainly in the case of someone like Osimhen.

Obviously the club has to be ambitious though and can surprise you, I was surprised with the Andersen, ESR signings before and obviously Van der Sar and Berbatov in the past. We're definitely a great fit for top players who are winding down a bit and won't be wanted by the very big clubs but still have lots of quality, as with Willian. So players of this kind are perfect, but highly coveted world class players in their prime are out of reach.

[Sammyffc]

The package for Osimhen is even potentially too much for Man United.

he wants 180k per week * POST TAX *, so lets call it nearly 400k. ( his current salary at Napoli )

A release clause of 60-70m

Arguably one of the most sought after strikers in world football, where there are limited players.

He is absolutely out of our league and its not a shame to admit that. 

He is on 160,000 a week at Galatasaray that's 30,000 more than leno, his release clause is 75m Euro. when Vini leaves that 60,000 saved. When we signed Van Da Sar we were a newly promoted club.

In Italy they release salaries as net, not gross.

According to ESPN, Osimhen is seeking an annual salary of approximately £9.5 million after tax, a figure that would position him among the highest earners at Stamford Bridge. Reece James is Chelsea's top earner with a yearly salary of around £13 million (£250,000 per week)

He reduced his salary to join Gala as he was forced out and had to make a decision, he wants any club to match his current Napoli salary.

[Jules]

Personally think we are absolutely CRYING out for a quick striker, an Andy Johnson type.

Totally agree. Runs in behind defences, would give us different options. Have been thinking this for a while.

[hopper]

Personally think we are absolutely CRYING out for a quick striker, an Andy Johnson type.

Totally agree. Runs in behind defences, would give us different options. Have been thinking this for a while.

Think this is why a winger/striker is what we need as to get a player who will improve our first team and also be able to play with Muniz/Raul. I don't think we'll find a pure 9 who would be willing to be in squad with Raul and Muniz as first teamers.

Mbeumo, Wissa, Richarlison are good examples of this profile.

[perry geyton]

I'd have a hard time warming up too that little pr1ck

[legana]

I don't like the idea of doing Spurs any favours at all so it's a no from me too.

As a side question, which team do you think Liam Delap will end up signing for in the summer if Ipswich sell?

[sunburywhite]

I would love to see Delap sign for us

20 goals easily from him next season if he did