Liam Delap | £16m bid from Southampton rejected

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Pleased the club turned down the deal. If we are going to play with an out and out striker it makes sense to have an additional back up as Alvarez is coming off a full season in Argentina, without any break, and Haaland we dont know how he will cope, injury wise, over a full season in the Premiership.

5 subs next season, absolutely no reason he should not get game time.

Guess it’s up to Delap to decide. He may feel as though there’s no chance of him breaking through here now that our two central forwards are 22.

 

[Pollocksheader]

Just as we saw vs Club America- dropping deep and linking up play with the midfield/playing in tight spaces. It's my opinion that this is the big question mark surrounding Haaland right now.

May i suggest you take up a new sport

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

May i suggest you take up a new sport

We haven’t seen how he will adapt yet, to be fair.

 

[p.taker]

All these questions about Haaland being able to adapt and his development being behind Delap is some areas I'm starting to regret the signing. We should have let one of the other top clubs (and everyone was after him) sign him instead.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

All these questions about Haaland being able to adapt and his development being behind Delap is some areas I'm starting to regret the signing. We should have let one of the other top clubs (and everyone was after him) sign him instead.

Darwin Nunez was the obvious target we should have been after.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Just as we saw vs Club America- dropping deep and linking up play with the midfield/playing in tight spaces. It's my opinion that this is the big question mark surrounding Haaland right now.

Youre miles off pal,just as Delaps development is.

 

[franksinatra]

Guess it’s up to Delap to decide. He may feel as though there’s no chance of him breaking through here now that our two central forwards are 22.

Things change very quickly in football. People made the same argument about Sancho leaving based on Sane and Sterlings age, yet neither are here now.

Jesus had a great career here as understudy to Aguero and who would have thought Zinchenko/Delap would have been successful.

An injury to Haaland, Alvarez struggling to adapt and Delap could get a lot more opportunities to stake his claim.

 

[Pollocksheader]

We haven’t seen how he will adapt yet, to be fair.

Was nothing to do with him adapting to the prem, the poster claims Delap is more developed than Haaland and I’m still laughing. Even more so when he questioned his hold up play and movement, clearly hasn’t watched him

 

[OntarioBlue]

Now I understand. The Dippers know we’ll never sell our best young players to them so they get their feeder club to buy them. Then the Dippers can pick them up In a couple of years.

 

[Shaffer92]

May i suggest you take up a new sport

We'll find out soon enough. Hope I'm wrong.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Things change very quickly in football. People made the same argument about Sancho leaving based on Sane and Sterlings age, yet neither are here now.

Jesus had a great career here as understudy to Aguero and who would have thought Zinchenko/Delap would have been successful.

An injury to Haaland, Alvarez struggling to adapt and Delap could get a lot more opportunities to stake his claim.

They do, but Sancho has had 3 first team seasons and now on £350k a week. I bet Delap would settle for that.

 

[franksinatra]

They do, but Sancho has had 3 first team seasons and now on £350k a week. I bet Delap would settle for that.

True, but then other players stayed and have a few Premiership titles in the bank. Better players than Sancho have missed out on the top trophies, yet a Zinchenko has three of them.

If I was Delap I would back myself for at least another year or so, or at least look to a loan deal if you feel you might not get the opportunities. Wherever he goes its a downward step currently.

 

[kun]

True, but then other players stayed and have a few Premiership titles in the bank. Better players than Sancho have missed out on the top trophies, yet a Zinchenko has three four of them.

If I was Delap I would back myself for at least another year or so, or at least look to a loan deal if you feel you might not get the opportunities. Wherever he goes its a downward step currently.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

True, but then other players stayed and have a few Premiership titles in the bank. Better players than Sancho have missed out on the top trophies, yet a Zinchenko has three of them.

If I was Delap I would back myself for at least another year or so, or at least look to a loan deal if you feel you might not get the opportunities.

OZ is 25 though and Delap is 18ish?

It would depend on the offers if I was in LD’s shoes.

 

[Mad 4 It]

OZ is 25 though and Delap is 18ish?

It would depend on the offers if I was in LD’s shoes.

Surely a bid wouldn’t have been made if there was no chance of a sale. I’m guessing they’ll be a second bid if they have the funds to do it

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Surely a bid wouldn’t have been made if there was no chance of a sale. I’m guessing they’ll be a second bid if they have the funds to do it

Did we bid for Kane?

 

[franksinatra]

OZ is 25 though and Delap is 18ish?

It would depend on the offers if I was in LD’s shoes.

He is 25, Zink and realistically there is a possibility he may not win a trophy again in his career. Yet at 20 he was third choice left back at City, stayed even though the club was prepared to let him go, and has 3/4 titles now and in all honesty probably played in matches his ability never warranted.

Southampton have a history of loaning players, so if Delap wants game time his agent should be looking for a loan rather than risking leaving and possibly never returning to the level of club he is already at. Like you say he is 19, he has time on his side.

 

[BlueDejong]

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Forest might be a good 12 month loan deal for all parties.

 

[Agueroooo9320]

Southampton are preparing a new £23m bid for Manchester City for 19-year-old Liam Delap. #SaintsFC #MCFC