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How Ipswich striker Delap became Man United's top transfer target

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Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap is Manchester United's favoured summer target.

The 22-year-old could be available for a transfer fee of 40 million if Ipswich are relegated this summer .

United have not acquired a striker at his peak since Robin van Persie in 2012 .

United 's track record of signing strikers since signing Romelu Lukaku has been abject.

Manchester United are interested in signing a new striker, preferably Delap , sources tell ESPN .

Sporting Sporting striker Gyökeres has a 100 m release clause in his contract at the club.

The fee and a poor track record of strikers moving from the Portuguese league to the Premier League is considered prohibitive by United .

United abandoned interest in Darwin Núñez for the same reason when he left Benfica for Liverpool in 2022 .