BBC pundit names England’s long-term successor to Harry Kane after Premier League star’s ‘bullying’ performance

DANNY MURPHY reckons England already person the adjacent Harry Kane waiting successful the wings successful Liam Delap.

England Under-21 planetary Delap has been the shining airy successful what has been a hard play for Ipswich Town.

The 21-year-old has bagged six goals successful 12 matches for the Tractor Boys, who are warring for their lives successful the relegation zone.

Delap, who turned successful a "bully" esque show against Manchester United past weekend, has reportedly caught the oculus of respective teams with his stellar displays.

And he's good and genuinely impressed Murphy, who believes he's the heir evident to Kane's throne.

The BBC pundit said of Delap on Match of the Day 2: "I deliberation he's got a batch of qualities.

"I've seen him a spot rather a batch this play and I'd astir apt spell arsenic acold arsenic I say, for me, helium the evident semipermanent successor to Kane.

"I deliberation he's the champion young English striker retired there.

"I cognize he's got a spot to larn and contented comes with acquisition and crippled clip successful this league.

"But he's got each the attributes to beryllium a apical planetary player."

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Despite being a cardinal miles distant from his prime, Murphy believes erstwhile Manchester City academy prima Delap is already a implicit player.

The erstwhile Liverpool midfielder said: "I conscionable don't spot a weakness for him.

"I mean, helium scored capable goals successful a struggling side, really.

"But if helium gets a batch of chances, he'll people more. He's conscionable got that beauteous equilibrium betwixt carnal and method [ability].

"And rarely, you get both."

Delap and his Ipswich team-mates volition beryllium backmost successful enactment connected Saturday, travelling to the City Ground to instrumentality connected Nottingham Forset.