Manchester City in advanced talks to sell highly-rated Delap to Championship strugglers Stoke City | OneFootball

Ahead of the start of the new Premier League season, Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, is clearing the decks and highly-rated youngster, Liam Delap, looks set to join Championship strugglers, Stoke City.

Delap’s father, former professional player, Rory, is a first-team coach for Stoke, and it would appear that his 18-year-old will shortly be joining him in the Potteries.

According to Football Insider there has been a breakthrough in talks between the two clubs, and Delap, impressive though he has been scoring an astonishing 24 goals in 20 Premier League 2 outings last season, will be moved on by the Citizens.

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After 10 years at Derby County, Delap signed for Manchester City in 2019.

Liam Delap of Manchester City

Like countless other players, however, he’s found a pathway to the first-team blocked by City’s ability to spend big and bring in whomever they choose.

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Though he might be disappointed not to get an extended run in City’s first team, that’ll be more than compensated by an expected regular berth at Stoke.