After working his way through City’s youth academy and making six senior appearances for the club, Delap joined Ipswich in a deal worth £20m (via BBC Sport).
Before the move was officially announced, Fabrizio Romano said that City have a 20% sell-on clause for Delap, but didn’t mention anything about a buy-back clause.
Since then, the 21-year-old has scored four goals in eight league games with the Tractors.
The Englishman’s short time with Kieran McKenna’s side has been eye-catching, as earlier this month, Darren Bent gave this verdict about Delap’s move from City to Ipswich and how he’s fared at his new club so far.
He said: “It’s a steal now, but at the time people thought oh that’s a lot of money for someone we don’t know if he could cut it week in, week out.
“But he’s almost stepped up like he’s got a point to prove. The way he plays is like you know what, I’m going to show everybody I’m a good player, so yeah he’s a hit.”
Bent had also described Delap’s performances for Ipswich as “brilliant” this season, showcasing why he now has so many clubs, including his previous one, interested in signing him.
Moving forward, even though City have Erling Haaland as their main striker, it’ll be interesting to see if they make an attempt to bring Delap back to Manchester in the near future.