Manchester City striker Liam Delap has passed a medical and agreed terms with the Blues, TWTD understands.

On Monday, we reported that Delap was at Town last Thursday to look around Portman Road while also making similar trips to other clubs, Southampton among them.

Subsequently, Delap opted for a move to Town and the Blues and Premier League champions agreed a fee of £15 million plus a further £5 million in add-ons.

It’s understood that the deal includes a sell-on of around 20 per cent and a buyback clause, while Delap’s former academy club Derby County will receive a sell-on percentage from the move.

We understand the England U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 international has now undergone his medical and has agreed personal terms on the switch, which looks set to be confirmed in the next 24 hours.

Delap, son of former Stoke long throw expert Rory, was poached from the Rams’ youth set-up by City in 2019.

Since then, he has spent time on loan at Stoke, Preston and last season Hull City where he scored eight times in 26 starts and six sub appearances.

For his parent club, the 6ft 1in tall frontman, who is contracted to City until the summer of 2026, has made two sub appearances in the Premier League as well as four cup appearances, scoring three goals.

In October, Blues boss Kieran McKenna revealed he had changed his regular backline for Hull’s visit to Portman Road to deal with Delap’s threat, bringing in George Edmundson for Cameron Burgess.

“Cameron’s fine, I just wanted to put George in tonight,” he said. “We thought he’s been training really well, has played really well in the cup competitions and I thought his qualities tonight against Liam Delap would be really important.

“There are not many more powerful runners than George against one of the more powerful runners in the league.”

Delap is one of three members of last season’s Tigers squad being targeted by the Blues this summer with Town’s double bid for winger Jaden Philogene and central defender Jacob Greaves ongoing.

Town have been in the market for another central striker ahead of their return to the Premier League to compete with George Hirst.

The Blues made a second offer ultimately worth €25 million (£21.1 million) to Panathinaikos for striker Fotis Ioannidis a fortnight ago but like the first that was rebuffed.

There has been no progress on that front since then and the Blues evidently moved on to another option. Ioannidis is expected to join Serie A Bologna.

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DallianAttkinson added 15:58 - Jul 10 This deal seems like it’s gonna happen not sure about Philogene unless he has his heart set on joining us, I assume the Greaves deal will have to be renegotiated if he doesn’t sign though?!
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acj added 16:05 - Jul 10 Is the buy-back clause something similar to the clause Villa had in their Philogene sale to Hull, so they could essentially match any offer we accepted, or is it a set amount they could but him back for?
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Linkboy13 added 16:19 - Jul 10 Delap has the pace and power that's required to play in the Premier league. This buy back clause that Villa have written into Philogenes contract is preventing the deal being finalised. This expires today so i expect Philogene to sign in the morning i hope.
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Churchmans_crate added 16:37 - Jul 10 @acj - buy-back clauses are a set amount for which the player could be bought back - I'd imagine that in Delap's case it would be something approaching double what Ipswich will have paid City.
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Mark added 16:48 - Jul 10 This sounds promising. It would be disappointing if Man City could buy him back for £30m though, I would hope the buy-back clause is much higher than that. If he is successful I want him here at Ipswich long term or to make a fortune on him.
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blues1 added 16:51 - Jul 10 Dallian Atkinson. No, the greaves deal is all agreed. So if philogene doesntcsign,we simply habe to pay hull the amount agreed for greaves part of the transfer.
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mow_the_lawn added 16:54 - Jul 10 His touch and turn looks good and his athleticism, but £15m up front seems a lot for a player who’s only scored 12 goals in his professional career. I would’ve thought more in bonuses and add ons would be more realistic as it’s an expensive gamble.
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ArnieM added 17:01 - Jul 10 Oh wait….. is that Villa, Man Utd, Everton, Brighton , WHU, Saints et al all now tabling bids??
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dirtydingusmagee added 17:50 - Jul 10 Not sure or excited about this one ,but obviously KM sees more and his judgement has been good so far.
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churchmans added 22:39 - Jul 10 I don't like the buy back clause! Would love to no the detail on that
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Linkboy13 added 09:36 - Jul 11 Seems to be an obsession with goals on here. Our top scorer last season was 13 goals what a disaster of a season that was. I think Delap could be our best signing he's got pace and more importantly power that required in the Premier league. Hirst is not a natural goal scorer but he brings a lot to the team. I think McKenna knows what he's doing he ain't done bad so far.

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timkatieadamitfc added 12:40 - Jul 11 .
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