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“I understand the stature of this club and can see the trajectory it is on with these players and the head coach,” said Delap.
“It’s going to be an incredible place for me to develop, and I hope to achieve amazing things here and help the club win more trophies.”
Delap scored 12 goals in 37 top-flight appearances last term.
The Englishman emerged from Manchester City’s academy and had loan
As ever with these situations, Manchester United can draw a positive out of a negative.
They felt earlier this week it was coming towards the end game in their pursuit of Delap, and it was between them and Chelsea. Now they know they have lost out.
The positive is, with the decision made, they can move on. That is in stark contrast to 2022, when then manager Erik ten Hag
Ipswich forward Liam Delap has been given permission to explore “his options” for next season and speak to other clubs, says manager Kieran McKenna.
The 22-year-old joined the Tractor Boys from Manchester City in a deal worth up to £20m last summer but is expected to leave the club following their relegation back to the Championship after just one campaign in the Premier League.
Manchester United, Chelsea and Newcastle have
Forwards:
After a striker, Chelsea’s next priority is a right-footed left winger.
They are known to have expressed an interest in both Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho and Borussia Dortmund’s Jamie Gittens in January, but no offers were made.
They remain admirers of both players and have been tipped to make a move for Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers – another option they like – but having signed a new contract
There isn’t enough deception in football tactics.
There are the ‘dark arts’ of defending, the dummy and the no-look pass. But where are the Trojan horses, the tactical decoys?
Players are getting more versatile all the time and (most) managers are too, regularly changing formation between matches and within them. In fact, a lot of managers these days would reject the idea of the formation.
But there are still basic
Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz (Liverpool): Another game, another goal, another assist. Both of them just look like football is too easy for them.
They’re really enjoying themselves, Liverpool are enjoying themselves. We’re in the midst of seeing something special with this team on 45 points with a game in hand at the turn of the year. They could break 100 very, very easily and they could run away with
Liam Delap’s exceptional performance helped Ipswich earn their first home win of the season as Chelsea’s title hopes dwindled.
After scoring a 12th-minute penalty, the 21-year-old striker set up former Chelsea winger Omari Hutchinson for Ipswich’s second eight minutes after the break.
Chelsea dominated possession but were wasteful and the video assistant referee (VAR) ruled out a Joao Felix first-half equaliser after a long check for offside.
Earlier, ex-Manchester City
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca believes Ipswich striker Liam Delap, who he coached in Manchester City’s academy, can become “an important player for England”.
The 21-year-old has been one of the Tractor Boys’ standout players on their return to the Premier League, scoring six goals to date in his first full season in the top flight.
Delap, son of former Premier League midfielder Rory Delap, joined Ipswich on a permanent transfer
Justin James (Leicester City): I don’t remember him having much to do defensively, with all the troubles coming down Arsenal’s right. He then popped in the second half with a decent header for his first goal, while the volley he hit to equalise was unbelievable. So much could’ve gone wrong with that but the technique was excellent.
Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur): This is the second time he’s been
England Under-21 international Delap, the son of former Stoke midfielder Rory Delap, made two appearances for Manchester City in the Premier League and spent last season on loan with Hull in the Championship, scoring eight goals in 32 games.
With three goals in six Premier League starts this term, he is not the only former City youth player to announce himself already this season.
Morgan Rogers, who scored against Ipswich