After watching him against PSV i doubt anyone would be willing to pay 1 million for him, his ball control & movement off the ball were terrible.

I might get shoot down for this..
but I think £10 million with add ons plus a season loan, then good deal.
Also this way we might be able to get chopra and Wickam upfront. Plus another couple of players for the money and next season or january, look for a striker eg hooper and see if last season was a fluke for him or is he really a good goal scorer.

£10 Million is that it, i would put a price tag of about £18-£20 Million for him

Has anyone from ipswich confirmed this then ?

StowTractorBoy,

The reason the budgies are buying players left, right and centre is that they realise they're not playing in a Mickey Mouse league this season. Can't think of more than a couple of their players from last season who I'd be pleased to see making their way over to PR.

We actually have the spine of a decent Championship team, although I feel we need a couple of quality additions to make us promotion contenders. One of those players we need is a striker, so getting rid of the best one we have would be a big step in the wrong direction.

3 points 2 make. 1. ne1 who thinks connor is worth more than £10m isnt being realistic, he not even proven at championship level as yet. yes, hes promising, but so have others been, & where r they now?2. 2 those people saying we shld hold on 2 him 4 a year then sell him, remember, he'll b worth even less then as only 1 year left on his contract instead of 2, as now. 3. those so called supporters who r saying that if he goes r no longer going 2 go 2 games, u support the team, not individuals, & shld go, whoeva is or isnt at club.

Re Delaney signing: yes, he has turned out to be a decent centre half at Championship level, but remember Keane bought him as a left back - a position in which he was very poor.

Yes £10M would buy 3 or 4 players BUT it seems that our biggest problem is affording the wages that decent players command. If Connor is sold, a replacement will be essential and the clubs wage structure will ensure that the new recruit is mediocre at best. I say we get behind the players that we have and welcome any additions to the squad.

I'm not sure that I understand the logic - the club doesn't want to sell, Wickham doesn't want to go, there is no financial necessity for the sale... so why the £10m price-tag or is it just press speculation? Any confirmed sources?

As has been said - I wouldn't trust Keane with tuppence.

If the story is true, it might not be £10M up front but rather £10M made up of add ons (a bit like the £850K we sold Rhodes for, it was only around £300K up front apparently).

I agree with the comments above, what is the point of this money with Keane's transfer record, when players don't want to come here, and when wages are so high. If we sign two £3M players and put them on 15K a week over three years, the total cost would be £11M.

We've seen this all before with bowditch, clarke and even garvan a few years ago. A young town player has a few good games and all of a sudden someone down at the local rag decides they're subject of a multi million pound bid from bigger club. Spurs are looking to bring in luis fabiano for £20m, why would they gamble £10m on an untried 17 year old?

Would rather have Connor playing for Ipswich than 10 mil in the bank. We need to have something to look forward to this season and I think Connor is the player who can generate some excitement.

this is boring,prediction,he stays,if we do buy,it will be not wanted average,cheap options.Roll on the season,all this who are we going to buy stuff.when its obvious were not,is dreary.

sunderland will be delighted if we get 10 million and keanes still in charge.

If Connor turns out as good as the hype then we are dreaming to think he will be playing for us in two years time.
Timing of the sale is the crucial factor.
I think if Connor can impress and score 10/12 goals by the January window we can hold for much more , one of the big clubs will be under pressure ,with injuries and short of goals .
Also there are strong suggestions that there may be some kind of "minimum English player rule" being re-introduced , then he will be priceless.

@StowTractorBoy "that lot up the road who have supposedly little money are on the crest of a wave in all areas and buying players left right and centre"

That is not necessarily a good thing for them - they have so many new players to fit and and try and gel, it could be several months until they settle. I wouldn't use that as any sort of yardstick. QUALITY not QUANTITY is important!

Although I do think we need another striker to partner Wickham (if he stays), given the stats from last season where we had about the highest number of shots etc, is the situation really that desperate? All it takes is one or two players to convert those chances - the chances themselves WERE being created. The situation looked worse than it really was due to the awful start, and we had a lot of ground to catch up on, without ever really managing it, even with the decent run of form in autumn and beyond. If we hit the ground running and get some points on the board early this season, we'll be fine.

But yes, we do need a target man to convert those chances the lads were making. If Wickham stays I would hope for at least 12-15 goals from him, but we need an experienced head to take the pressure of him a bit and get the 20+ goals we have been yelling for over the last year!

So I guess my point is that we shouldn't panic over the lack of faces coming in through the door, and certainly too many changes would condemn us to another season of gelling/rebuilding. The core of the team is there - one or two new guys (a striker, possibly a defender) should do it, especially as Luca is back and a useful addition to that left side. The new lad Hourihane is effectively a trial player I guess, and we probably shouldn't expect too much immediately. But you never know - he could be a new Colback as others have said.

The key is to maintain the level of chance creation we had last year, but for those chances to be converted at a higher rate (existing strikers to work harder and/or a new man to give added quality). And for young Tommy to be successful cover for big DD while he is injured!

COYB!!!

£10 million is just a way a saying the lad is not for sale. Nobody would pay that much (apart from Man City) for a player based upon what he did last season. Wenger has little or no interest in English players at that price. He will go to Africa and South America and get as much 'potential' for far less.

That is what is wrong with the English game at the moment. The clubs in the lower leagues are forced to overprice their assets, so the top clubs look abroad. Thats is why there are too many non-UK players at the top level, stifling the chances of the home bred players to develop with the top clubs

Spot on Dobbie, agree with every word of that.

I am more panicking about the lack of players out of the club, not in. It can't be a good thing having unwanted players hanging around,just hope they find a loan club if no-one comes in for them (except Martin, who I think will turn it round this season)

I agree with you too Dobbie... a spot on assessment... Add the experianced head you spoke of, who can start converting these chances...
I also agree with the comment that putting a price tag of £10m on Conor is just another way of saying he isn't for sale. We obviously want to keep him and all this speculation can do the lad no good. The £10m proce tag just tells other clubs to go look elsewhere, which is what we all want anyway.

B.Murphy is much better than Wright ever was. If B.Murphy also came from the area and through the acadamy more people would see it.

I think if the club has any ambition it would not sell Conor. My only concern is the expectations fans will have that he will score on a regular basis. I would be happier if we had another consistent striker. COYB!

Wadzilla - where did that crazy statement come from???? You could maybe argue he's better as at now, and even that would be down to opinion. But better than Wright EVER was!!!!???? I can't imagine any sensible person could agree with that. B murphy has lots to prove, and his biggest plus point is the difference in wages to Wright.