With Ipswich Town suffering relegation back down to the Championship, there must be a fear in the air that they could suffer the same fate as Luton Town.
Like the Hatters, the Tractor Boys sealed an unexpected place in the top-flight but since then, Luton have found themselves on the end of back-to-back relegations.
Of course, Kieran McKenna will look to the examples of both Burnley and Leeds United instead as clubs who have been able to lick their wounds quickly after sinking back down to the EFL, but it's not set in stone that the Tractor Boys will rise back up to the Premier League in a flash.
Ipswich Town's Liam Delap reacts
Any effort made towards achieving instant promotion will be made a lot harder by Liam Delap's impending exit from Portman Road, with the young Englishman now closing in on a move to Chelsea.
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If it wasn't for Delap leading the line, Ipswich's 2024/25 campaign would have been a lot more grim towards the foot of the top-flight table.
Indeed, a large 12 of the Tractor Boys' overall 33 league strikes came courtesy of the ex-Manchester City man's magic firepower in front of goal, but not even Delap's best efforts have been able to keep his lowly side from succumbing to the drop.
But, off the back of being such a livewire in an otherwise despondent group, Delap attracted interest from a plethora of top-flight sides including Manchester United, Everton, Newcastle United and, of course, the Blues.
The Daily Mail revealed earlier this week that he had held talks with four potential sides over leaving Suffolk behind, with his low £30m release clause tickling the fancy of many a Premier League outfit.
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As it is, Enzo Maresca's side have emerged victorious from that hotly-contested battle, with Fabrizio Romano outlining that the striker is set to undergo a medical on Monday, ahead of moving to Stamford Bridge.
Whilst losing Delap would be devastating, not every departure this summer needs to be equally as soul-destroying.
The Ipswich star who must now be axed
McKenna will believe that he can steer Ipswich straight back up to the big time, having already achieved two memorable promotions from the Portman Road dug-out.
But, he could well have to be cut-throat in who he allows to leave the building if he wants instant success, with long-standing Ipswich servant Sam Morsy one face he might have to contemplate letting leave.
Sam-Morsy
After all, whilst the Egyptian veteran did captain both of those promotion-winning sides, he showed worrying signs of rust when thrown into the side last season.
It resulted in Morsy only picking up a weak one goal and one assist from 31 starts, which is way off his three goals and six assists tally during the 2023/24 campaign.
Additionally, despite falling down the pecking order in Suffolk somewhat, Morsy still pockets a higher wage per week than Tractor Boys stalwart Leif Davis, with the left-back also eyeing up a major move away from Ipswich now, with Nottingham Forest rumoured to be keen.
Standout Ipswich players earning less than Morsy (24/25)
Player
George Hirst
Jack Clarke
Jaden Philogene
Liam Delap
Leif Davis
Sourced by Sofascore/Capology
Amazingly, Morsy's £30k-per-week salary means he earns more than all of the Ipswich first team figures above, with the Tractor Boys number five even raking in £10k-per-week more than 12-goal hero Delap.
McKenna might well want to keep Morsy around for one final season before his Ipswich contract runs down, knowing full well that he knows what it takes to play his part in a successful EFL campaign.
Sam-Morsy-Ipswich
But, before he declines even more, it could well be the most appropriate course of action to move on Morsy now.
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