In the summer of 2022, the full-back agreed to a £1 million contract with Leeds United to join the Tractor Boys.
The defender has proven to be essential to the team’s promotion to the second division, making that contract appear to be among the best the club has ever had.
The squad finished second in League One last year thanks in large part to 14 assists from Davis, who has continued to improve over the past 12 months.
With three games remaining, the 24-year-old has already tallied two more goals and 17 assists in the second division.
Naturally, this has raised questions about his future at Portman Road, particularly in the event that the team is not successful in getting promoted to theAhead of the summer transfer window, West Ham and Newcastle United are reportedly keeping an eye on the left-back.
In the event that Ipswich is unable to secure a spot in the premier league, they may have to come to terms with the defender leaving the team.
But it will take shattering a nine-year record to persuade Ipswich to let go of a player of that caliber.
Tyrone Mings’ transfer from Suffolk to Bournemouth in 2015 brought in the club’s highest transfer fee to date—a whopping £8 million.
Davis’s contract expires in the summer of 2025, although Ipswich has an option to extend it by one more year, which they will undoubtedly use.
This implies that they won’t have to sell the defender right now and will have some flexibility heading into the summer.
Given how important he is to Kieran McKenna’s first team, Ipswich should want at least an eight-figure salary.
Not only has he been a prominent player in the Ipswich squad, but he has been instrumental in their promotion push this year.
Leif Davis is ready for Premier League football
Given how excellent the defender has been in the Championship, it is not surprising that he is the focus of Premier League transfer rumors.
Although some have questioned his ability to defend, his offensive skill more than makes up for any shortcomings in his own end.
According to Fbref’s statistics, he has the most assists (17) among left backs in the second division and can produce up to 4.93 shots per 90.
This is quite noteworthy and emphasizes how important he is to McKenna’s group.
The 24-year-old obtains 6.91 progressive passes per 90 possessions and 1.89 touches in the opposition end of the field each game. His ability to get into hazardous positions during the last third of the game is vital to his creative spark.
With 2.51 progressive carries and 3.43 progressive passes completed per game, he is also a confident passer of the ball.
Ipswich’s remaining few games of the season will probably determine whether the club has any chance of hanging onto him this summer. This is a player ready for the Premier League.
However, it would require a minimum of £10 million to convince someone to sell him and move him out of Portman Road.