The Athletic reveal what sources have told them about Liam Delap’s struggles this season

TL;DR

Liam Delap is struggling to adapt at Chelsea due to limited playing time this season, as reported by The Athletic. The club signed him for £30 million from Ipswich last summer amid interest from other Premier League teams.

Key points

Liam Delap has struggled to adjust at Chelsea.
Limited playing time is affecting his performance.
Chelsea signed Delap for £30 million from Ipswich.

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The Athletic reveal what sources have told them about Liam Delap’s struggles this season

Liam Delap has found it hard to adjust to life at Chelsea because of a lack of regular starts this season according to The Athletic.

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Chelsea fought off interest from a number of Premier League clubs to sign Delap for £30m from Ipswich last summer.

However, the England under-21 international has really struggled this season, and has managed just two goals in 35 appearances.

Liam Delap struggles down to lack of starts?

Delap has scored just one goal in the Premier League, and despite having a couple of injury setbacks he’s delivered nowhere near what was expected of him.

The 23-year-old was handed a rare start in Saturday’s defeat to Manchester United, with Joao Pedro injured, but he failed to make the most of his chance.

Delap hit the bar with a header in the second half, but again struggled to make a positive impact on the game, and if Pedro is fit for Tuesday’s game against Brighton he’ll likely find himself back on the bench.

Everton have been linked with a move for Delap, and whilst it’s unclear if Chelsea are looking to move him on after one season, it wouldn’t come as a total surprise.