One Chelsea player has now been told that he made a mistake in not signing for Everton over the summer.
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There may well be one current Chelsea player who wishes he chose to join the Toffees over the Londoners.
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Gabriel Agbonlahor slams Liam Delap for choosing Chelsea over Everton
Over the summer transfer window, Everton showed an interest in signing Liam Delap from Ipswich Town.
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With interest in the striker high, the Englishman made the decision to join Chelsea in a deal believed to be worth around £30m.
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Speaking on TalkSPORT, Gabriel Agbonlahor has shared his concerns over Delap in west London’s performances after snubbing a move to Everton.
“I said, when he joined Chelsea, I thought Liam Delap should have gone to a team like Everton; develop there for a couple of years and then make the move to a top six side,” said Agbonlahor.
“I think the jump from Ipswich to Chelsea was too much.”
Delap even spoke directly to Moyes about joining Everton, but those talks were not enough to convince him of joining.
Everton’s strikers have also come under fire this season, but there may well be a case of what if Delap had made the move to Merseyside over Chelsea.
Liam Delap has scored fewer than Thierno Barry and Beto
Having seen him join the Londoners in the summer, Everton fans knew Delap would struggle at Chelsea given just how big of a jump up it was from Ipswich.
That has absolutely proven to be the case as he has returned a pitiful return of just one Premier League goal this season.
It was suggested that Delap was really impressed with Everton’s transfer meeting when he met with the Toffees over the summer.
His decision was clearly not made with his head as he chose a club where he has not been guaranteed regular minutes to develop his game.
Thierno Barry and Beto may not have been in the hottest of form all season, but the pair both have more goals to their names than Delap.
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