Enzo Maresca speaks on Chelsea linked Liam Delap

CHELSEA manager Enzo Maresca was not surprised to see Liam Delap shine as he scored in Ipswich Town’s win over the Blues on Monday night, as the Italian has been praising the talented young striker.

The January transfer window has now been open for a few days, and this will give Enzo Maresca the chance to add a few players to the side that will improve certain areas of the pitch, and adding a striker to that attack is something that many Blues fans feels needs to happen.

Delap is having a fine season in the Premier League for Ipswich this season and has been linked with a move to both Chelsea and Liverpool in recent weeks, and although his seven goals are not that impressive, his performances have been quality.

Now, amid all the speculation and rumours, Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reported the existence of a release clause, although did not confirm the value of it, while he did state that there is a sell-on clause worth around 20 per cent, which could cost Ipswich a significant amount of money if they sell elsewhere.

Delap scored from the penalty spot to open the scoring at Portman Road before Omari Hutchinson completed the scoring on 53 minutes to give the Tractor Boys a famous victory over the Blues and Maresca has been speaking about the star that has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge.

Maresca worked with the Ipswich striker when he was coach at Manchester City and the youngster was coming through the ranks at the Etihad: The Italian was asked how impressed he was with Delap against his CHELSEA team and said: ‘This is Liam. I know Liam from some time ago

‘Liam is a fantastic player and also for his age. I think we spent one year together and I think he scored 22, 24 goals and he is a very good striker,’ said the Chelsea boss.

‘In England, they have many like him and they have many good players, good strikers and he’s working hard off the ball, on the ball he understands the game and can score goals. And also because of his age, I think he can be an important player for England.’

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