Pep Guardiola and Manchester City hazard further Cole Palmer-esque embarrassment arsenic Liam Delap – described arsenic ‘Harry Kane’s evident successor' – continues to impress.
When City academy postgraduate Palmer was sold to Chelsea successful September past year, his £42.5million interest raised eyebrows. Yet, fast-forward 14 months, and the English maestro is one of the league's brightest sparks, and helium adjacent has a Young Player of the Year grant to boot.
Now, the embarrassment felt by the Manchester broadside whitethorn not halt astatine Palmer. Ipswich Town hitman Delap, who was signed from City for £20m this July, has deed the crushed moving arsenic a first-choice striker successful the Premier League.
Many, including BBC pundit and erstwhile City defender Danny Mills, person praised the 21-year-old goalscorer for his performances truthful acold this campaign, having grabbed six league goals already. He is present being touted arsenic the earthy replacement connected the planetary signifier for England skipper Kane, too.
“He’s got a batch of qualities. I mean, I've seen him a bit, rather a batch this season, and I'd astir apt spell arsenic acold arsenic to accidental helium is, for me, he's the evident semipermanent successor to [Harry] Kane,” Mills stated connected Match of the Day 2.
“I deliberation he’s the champion young English striker retired there. I cognize he’s got a spot to learn, and contented comes from acquisition and crippled clip successful this league, but he's got each the attributes to beryllium a apical international.
“I conscionable don’t spot a weakness for him; I mean, yeah, he's scored capable goals successful a struggling side, really, but helium gets a batch of chances, and he'll people more. He's conscionable got that beauteous equilibrium betwixt carnal and technical, and seldom you get both, yeah, he's a ace talent.”
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Getty Images)It isn’t conscionable Mills who has been taken aback by Delap, arsenic ex-Manchester United guardant Dwight Yorke has besides sung the Englishman’s praises.
When asked by Prime Casino astir his top-three Premier League strikers, Yorke began: “There’s the feline astatine Ipswich, Liam Delap. He’s a existent astonishment player. Watching him against Villa, I thought, ‘bloody hell, helium looks a handful’. You tin conscionable spell by 1 game, but helium looks a threat.”
Only clip volition archer whether Guardiola and City volition unrecorded to regret their decision, arsenic determination would surely person been fewer minutes recovered starring the Cityzens’ enactment with Erling Haaland ruling the roost. Yet, with Kane present 31 and the mantle soon to beryllium passed down to different marksman for England, determination is inactive plentifulness of country for Delap to make connected some home and planetary platforms.
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