Tottenham Hotspur are interested by Ipswich City striker Liam Delap however face competitors from bitter London rivals Chelsea for his signature.
Liam Delap, 21, moved to Portman Highway over the summer time in a deal price as much as £20m from Manchester Metropolis. Only a matter of months into his five-year contract at Ipswich City, the Englishman has change into highly-sought after throughout the higher echelons of the Premier League. He has netted eight objectives and equipped two assists in 19 league appearances, changing into the one-man wrecking ball main the Tractor Boys’ survival cost.
The 21-year-old has emerged as a goal for a number of Premier League golf equipment, together with Tottenham and Chelsea. In accordance with reputed journalist Ben Jacobs, Chelsea are the early frontrunners for Delap’s signature however Spurs’ curiosity within the centre-forward can’t be discounted. Tottenham have been ‘very impressed’ by the England under-23 worldwide, who netted in Ipswich’s shock 2-1 win over Ange Postecoglou’s aspect in November.
Ben Jacobs claims Tottenham’s curiosity in Liam Delap shouldn’t be ‘discounted’
“Don’t low cost Tottenham, they’ve been very impressed with Delap as everybody has been this season, it’s eight Premier League objectives and don’t simply take a look at his objectives you take a look at his hold-up play, the physicality, the laborious work he does for his group off the ball, the intelligence and the monster mentality we all know Ange Postecoglou likes,” Ben Jacobs stated on Final Phrase On Spurs podcast.
“So, control Delap, there will likely be a number of Premier League and Europe golf equipment within the combine. Chelsea are the early entrance runners however Tottenham are to not be discounted.”
Tottenham broke their club-record by signing Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth final summer time, paying a £65m premium to fill within the void left by celebrity Harry Kane in 2023. Solanke has completed properly for Ange Postecoglou’s aspect however he has needed to shoulder the accountability of main the road in virtually each sport with out being given a break. Richarlison has spent majority of the primary half of the season on the sidelines whereas Son Heung-min is more practical down the left flank.
Thus, the North Londoners are eyeing one other centre-forward within the type of Delap to cowl and compete with Solanke. In a aspect struggling on the mistaken finish of the desk, Delap together with his eight strikes has proved himself greater than able to delivering at a excessive degree. He’s simply 21 and has lots of room for enchancment however the indicators the centre-forward has been displaying at Ipswich is extraordinarily promising.
It stays to be seen whether or not Spurs can beat Chelsea to Delap’s signing or the centre-forward stays put at Portman Highway and tries to assist Kieran McKenna’s aspect retain their top-flight standing.
I’m Rohan Sengupta from one of many busiest cities in India, Mumbai. A Journalism graduate with a eager curiosity in sports activities, soccer is one thing I merely can not stay with out and writing, discussing and analyzing the sport is what I do 24*7.
