Spurs fans will be excited by what Pep Guardiola has previously said about a striker who Tottenham are reportedly plotting a move for.

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Tottenham leading race for PL striker

While Liam Delap was always rated highly while coming through the ranks at Manchester City, the striker never managed to get a run in the first-team, making a total of just six appearances for his boyhood club.

Following a series of loan spells in the EFL, the centre-forward made a permanent switch to Ipswich Town this summer, and he has not taken long to get going at the newly promoted club.

The 21-year-old has already found the back of the net on four occasions for Kieran McKenna’s men, and this has attracted Tottenham’s attention, with CaughtOffside claiming last week that Spurs are leading the race for him.
Pep Guardioal’s endorsement of Liam Delap

Guardiola, who saw Delap up close for many years, is certainly not in any doubt over the striker’s talent, with the Spaniard giving a ringing endorsement of the youngster a couple of years ago.

He said back in 2022 about the City academy graduate (as relayed by BBC): “He is the type of striker we don?t have. He is a killer. A typical British striker.

“An incredible finisher. He has a special quality,? the manager added. ?He is a different type of striker.”

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