Man City agree £20m fee for young striker as Pep Guardiola makes summer transfer decision

Liam Delap is deciding whether to head to Ipswich or Southampton after Manchester City accepted an offer up to £20m from both Premier League newcomers.

Ipswich claimed an automatic promotion spot last season under former United coach Kieran McKenna and are looking to continue their momentum after the £20m signing of Omari Hutchison from Chelsea. Delap held talks with Ipswich last week at their training ground as he considers his next move.

Southampton have signed a number of City youngsters in recent years including Romeo Lavia, Shea Charles and Sam Edozie. Taylor Harwood-Bellis joined for £20m after helping them go up through the play-offs to bounce back to the Premier League at the first attempt, and they are now hoping that Delap will join the City old boys club at St Mary's.

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The initial fee is undisclosed as yet but the bids from both clubs are worth up to £20m for Delap with add-ons, including a 20 per cent sell-on and buyback clause. The 21-year-old showed his potential in a loan spell last season in the Championship with Hull City and is seen as a player that has the potential to play in the Premier League; he will now decide whether he will start the new season with Southampton or Ipswich.

City have banked over £150m in the past two seasons from homegrown talent and are seeing more sales this summer with Delap following Harwood-Bellis, Tommy Doyle at Wolves and Lewis Fiorini at Stockport. City also banked around £5m from a sell-on clause inserted into the deal taking Douglas Luiz to Aston Villa after the Brazilian midfielder completed a move to Juventus.

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