Gabby Agbonlahor tips Arsenal to join transfer race for Premier League star
03/27/2025 07:56 AM
Gabriel Agbonlahor has predicted that Arsenal will join two other Premier League clubs in a transfer race to sign Liam Delap from Ipswich Town.
Delap only joined Ipswich in July from Manchester City in a deal worth £20m but already looks destined for a move at the end of the season.
Ipswich were promoted to the top-flight last term but seem set for an immediate relegation, which would make Delap’s exit even more likely.
Delap has massively impressed since his move to Ipswich, conjuring up 10 goals across 28 Premier League games for the Tractor Boys to date.
Football pundit Agbonlahor is convinced that Delap will leave Ipswich in the next summer transfer window and believes he could head to Arsenal.
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Agbonlahor has suggested Delap would slot straight into Arsenal’s XI because he is superior to current forwards Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus.
But the former Premier League star feels Delap will have a number of options and could join Liverpool or Tottenham instead of the Gunners.
‘One player that will get a move [in the summer transfer window] is Liam Delap,’ Agbonlahor told talkSPORT.
‘Ipswich only paid £20 million for him. He’s got 10 goals in 28 Premier League appearances. He’ll get a move.
‘Who will take a punt on him? Is he good enough for Arsenal, Liverpool or Spurs?
‘Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool need strikers. I’m sure Delap would do a better job than Kai Havertz or Gabriel Jesus [at Arsenal].
‘He’d do a better job than Darwin Nunez at Liverpool. He’d do a better job than Richarlison [at Spurs]. I think he’ll definitely get a move.’
Speaking in February, fellow football pundit Tim Sherwood urged Arsenal to tempt Ipswich with a £40m bid for Delap.
Asked whether Delap is a player Arsenal should be looking at, Sherwood told Sky Sports: 'That is a no-brainer for me.
'I put Delap in front of [Ollie] Watkins, considering what Arsenal need at the moment. And he's ahead of [Benjamin] Sesko, who Arsenal have been touting around for.
‘Ipswich would be consigned to the Championship already without him. I think £40m would get him now.
‘He would really develop under [Mikel] Arteta and give Arsenal something different, he's strong, holds the ball up, runs from deep. He knows the league.
'I think he is an absolute no-brainer for Arsenal. If Ipswich get relegated, his value will still be up there, about the same price. £40m is nothing for Arsenal, he's got a huge future ahead of him.'
