The point being Ipswich signed him in a promotion season. Clearly they rated his ability. If Lampard views Torp as more of an attacking midfielder then this could also work
He was signed on loan by Ipswich in their promotion season and at the time they had Morsy and Luongo. I think its because we have so many similar players. If we sold Sheaf this would be a good signing in my opinion
A lot of teams seem to be doing the behind closed doors route these days. Some have even said they cant announce the opposition they are playing in those games
They did the exact same with Shipley and sold him within a month of him extending the contract. We may well end up keeping him but if he leaves we get a fee which is still more than letting him go which you seem to be advocating.
He agreed a contract where the club could extend it by a year. They are protecting their asset. Why would they agree to a free transfer if he they could get a small fee?