Maresca opens up and labels potential Chelsea signing ‘a fantastic player’

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.

Delap is having a fine season in the Premier League for Ipswich this season and has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge, as we seek to add a bit more quality to the squad.

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 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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