Newcastle United news: John Anderson on Liam Delap transfer links

Former Newcastle United defenderJohn Anderson believes the Magpies should be eyeing a move for “young and homegrown” striker Liam Delap, who will be available for £30m if Ipswich Town are relegated from the Premier League.

Speaking on BBC Radio Newcastle’s Total Sport podcast, Anderson admitted the Englishman would be on his wishlist this summer: “I think for that type of money he would be. Nowadays, £30m isn’t a great deal of money.

“The only problem is there will be other people looking at him as well. We wouldn’t be the only ones really interested in him and then you start getting yourselves into a bidding war.

“He does fall into the right category though. He is young and homegrown, to a degree, so he ticks a lot of boxes.

“But is he going to be a regular starter with Alexander Isak being here? Eddie Howe isn’t going to play two up front but he would be ideal backup, especially if they don’t renew Callum Wilson’s contract and they get rid of him.

“Isak is untouchable at this moment in time. I would say he is probably the best striker in Europe at the moment. He has amassed 20 goals again this season, that is two seasons on the bounce now, which is a very difficult thing to do.

“So it comes down to whether Delap would be happy to come here and be second fiddle because I don’t think Eddie Howe would change a system that has worked very well for him.

“But Delap does give you that different option. He likes to come short, he has a physical presence and he doesn’t mind the physical aspect of the game – so I think he is a different type of player to Isak.”

Listen to the full discussion on BBC Sounds