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Chelsea supervisor Enzo Maresca has praised Ipswich City striker Liam Delap forward of their reunion on Monday.
Delap is a participant he beforehand labored with at Manchester Metropolis’s academy and the Blues boss has predicted that the 21-year-old may develop into “an vital participant for England.”
Delap has been a standout performer for Ipswich this season, netting six targets in his first full Premier League marketing campaign.
The younger ahead, who’s the son of former Premier League star Rory Delap, joined Ipswich in the summertime in a deal value as much as £20 million after leaving Manchester Metropolis’s academy.
Reflecting on his time teaching Delap, Maresca mentioned: “Liam is a incredible participant, and in addition for his age. I believe we spent one yr collectively, and he scored [about] 22 to 24 targets. He’s an excellent striker.
“England have many good gamers, many good strikers [but] he’s working arduous off the ball and on the ball, understands the sport and may rating targets. I believe he might be an vital participant for England.”
🚨👀 Enzo Maresca: “Liam Delap is a incredible participant”.
“We spent one yr collectively, he scored 24 targets… it is a excellent strike”.
“He works arduous off the ball, on the ball, he understands the sport and he can rating targets. He might be an vital participant for England”. pic.twitter.com/ILXHuXr7qt
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 27, 2024
Throughout his time with Metropolis’s Below-21 group, Delap was prolific, scoring an unimaginable 35 targets in simply 36 appearances.
He additionally gained helpful expertise with mortgage spells at Stoke Metropolis, Preston North Finish, and Hull Metropolis within the Championship earlier than making the everlasting transfer to Ipswich to safe common first-team soccer.
Although Delap has but to make his senior debut for England, he has represented the nation at numerous youth ranges, together with 10 appearances for the Below-21s, the place he has scored twice.
Ipswich stay in a battle for survival, sitting nineteenth within the Premier League and three factors away from security however Delap will probably be hoping to get one over on his former coach when he’s welcomed to Portman Highway.
