I think he’s already a very good centre back, and that he will go on to be a great. There are only a few clubs in world football that could possibly afford him right now.
Extending his contract by one or two years, so that we could keep hold of him for a couple of more seasons would be ideal. However, I think top quality centre forwards are harder to come by, and in greater demand, than centre defenders.
Whoever wants Delap is going to be dealing with Manchester City and not Ipswich due to their buy-back clause. Coming to some arrangement with City, where they buy
Branthwaite and we buy a young highly rated striker like Delap is feasible, and could possibly be a good move for everyone.