Former Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has disclosed that Liam Delap must leave Stamford Bridge to revive his career.
Delap struggled during his debut season at Stamford Bridge, scoring only one Premier League goal in 28 appearances, and he needs regular playing time rather than sitting on the bench.
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He noted that the 23-year-old is too young to spend his time on the bench and must go out on loan or transfer if regular games are not guaranteed.
Hasselbaink still believes Delap can become a top-four Premier League striker, but only if he gets back to scoring goals and playing consistently.
“He needs football. He can’t have another season like he had at Chelsea,”, he told WhoScored’s The State of Play podcast.
“If that means he needs to go out on loan, he needs to do it, because he’s too young to sit on the bench.
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“He needs to kickstart his career again, score goals, and get that feeling back because every time he played for Chelsea, it felt a little bit like he was up against it.
“He needs to get the confidence of the manager that says, ‘Don’t worry with the first or second, just go and play’. I think he can be a top four club kind of striker, but he needs games.”
