Liam Delap has revealed Cole Palmer helped persuade him to affix Chelsea this summer time.
The 22-year-old attracted curiosity from a number of golf equipment together with Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United however ultimately settled on Stamford Bridge, finishing a £30 million ($40.4m) switch earlier this month.
Delap and Palmer performed in the identical youth staff at Manchester Metropolis — successful the Premier League 2 title in 2020-21 — and the striker revealed he sought his former teammate’s recommendation whereas deciding what to do.
“Yeah I spoke to him somewhat bit,” Delap stated. “Requested him what I wanted to ask him. He informed me what I wanted to know. I do not like an excessive amount of info. Finally it was my resolution so I form of simply need my head to be clear so not an excessive amount of. [I’ve known him] since I used to be 15, taking part in at Metropolis with him. I’ve bought a very good relationship with him so it was good to see a well-known face.
“There are such a lot of components that go into it. I’ve bought a very good relationship with the supervisor. I understand how he performs. I’ve performed on this system earlier than. I do know quite a lot of the gamers right here and the venture of the membership, how they see the longer term. That is what excited me.”
Palmer accomplished his personal transfer from Metropolis to Chelsea in the summertime of 2023 and has since gone on to develop into one of many Premier League’s largest stars.
It’s a path Delap hopes to emulate.
“In fact, that is the aim,” he stated. “I feel we each had related positions and he is gone and smashed it so hopefully I may also. I feel he is all the time been that good and everybody at Metropolis will inform you that. The speed he is executed it at is unimaginable. However I feel in the end it was all the time going to occur.”
Delap additionally confirmed the transfer modified his summer time plans, having initially focused a run on the European under-21 Championships with England.
“I had my sights set on the Euros all season and I used to be actually wanting ahead to that,” Delap stated.
“However I signed right here they usually wished me to be right here. I wish to be right here as properly. I have to get to know everybody in order that’s why I am right here.”
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has prompt Delap might be a future No. 9 for England and when requested whether or not he had spoken to seniors boss Thomas Tuchel, Delap stated: “I feel clearly it should assist being at a membership like this. If I am taking part in badly then clearly I do know I am not going to be in but when I am taking part in properly then it offers me a very good probability.”
