Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca said Sunday he is confident new signing Liam Delap will become England's number nine after Harry Kane."I don't have any doubt that he can be in the future England's number nine,

The message is always the same: you arrive, you work hard, you work more than the other number nine and you can be first choice No 9"

Olivier Giroud has backed Liam Delap to succeed at Chelsea but admits he plays in one of football's toughest positions. The Blues signed Delap from Ipswich Town on a six-year contract after paying the striker’s £30million release clause.

Chelsea’s ambitions for the summer transfer window are taking shape, and central to those plans is defensive reinforcements. According to Il Messaggero, the club has submitted a €35 million offer for Lazio centre-back Mario Gila, which has been turned down.

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