If Ipswich Town doesn’t get promoted this season, Leif Davis will want to depart in the summer, and West Ham is interested in recruiting him, according to Carlton Palmer.
The 24-year-old is having a “fantastic season” with the Tractor Boys, according to the expert, who spoke to Football League World on Thursday, February 29. However, he thinks they might have to sell him if they don’t get promoted and he doesn’t sign a new contract at Portman Road.
After following the English left-back throughout the season, the Hammers, Newcastle United, and Nottingham Forest have all expressed interest in signing a £20 million deal, he continued.
“Newcastle, Nottingham Forest and West Ham are three of the clubs said to be interested in Ipswich’s talented left-back Leif Davis,” said Palmer. “He is having a fantastic season with Ipswich at present, registering 14 assists in 31 league appearances following on from last season’s brilliance when the team got promotion.
“The problem Ipswich have is that his contract is set to expire in the summer of 2025, but they do have an option to extend that by a further 12 months. The thing is now, he’s done really well for Ipswich Town and I’m sure a lot of things will come up for discussion depending on if Ipswich get promotion to the Premier League or not.
“Should Davis not sign a new contract, and Ipswich not get promoted, then it may be a situation where they have to sit down and be sensible and move him on. The offers and the amounts being talked about are around £20million, so it’s very interesting.
“West Ham have been monitoring him all season, so a lot may ride on the division he’s playing in next season. Should he not be playing in the Premier League [with Ipswich] next season, then I’m sure he will want to move on to pastures new.”
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