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Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pat Nevin believes Chelsea will look to sell Liam Delap this summer \u2013 and tipped one Premier League rival as the \u2018right fit\u2019 for the English striker.<\/p>\n

Delap signed for Chelsea for \u00a330million\u00a0last summer, turning down approaches from Manchester United to move to Stamford Bridge after an impressive first campaign in the top flight with Ipswich Town.<\/p>\n

However, his first season with the Blues has not gone according to plan, with injuries and the form of fellow summer signing Joao Pedro contributing to a lack of regular minutes.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old has scored just one goal in his 22 league appearances this season, with the arrival of Liam Rosenior, who he thrived under at Hull, yet to revitalise Delap\u2019s fortunes.<\/p>\n

Nicolas Jackson\u2019s likely return\u00a0from an unsuccessful loan spell at Bayern Munich will provide further competition for minutes next season, while the Blues have also been\u00a0linked with an audacious bid for Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez.<\/p>\n

And with that in mind, former Chelsea winger Nevin believes Delap could well be heading for the exit this summer, just one year after he joined the club.<\/p>\n

\u2018The numbers aren\u2019t looking great in terms of goals scored and assists and things like that, and they\u2019re trying to find different positions for him, playing him slightly wider than you would normally when he is brought on,\u2019 he told talkSPORTBET Casino<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Liam Delap has struggled this season at Chelsea (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018I really like him as a player. I would love him on my team. When I was a player, I\u2019d love a player to hit balls into space for.<\/p>\n

\u2018Because he runs, and he stretches teams, and makes more space for yourself if you\u2019re a creative midfielder. And I think the Chelsea fans have got a lot of time for him because he works hard.<\/p>\n

\u2018You look back at the likes of Timo Werner, Chelsea fans were all right with him because he worked for them. He may not be the best player in the world sometimes. <\/p>\n

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Delap has scored just one league goal this season (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018I think Liam is a better all-round player than Timo Werner because there\u2019s more technical stuff to his game. He\u2019s also shown that he can score at this level.<\/p>\n

\u2018Chelsea and him, the wrong move? It might actually be the case now. But there are some others coming in, you think of Nicolas Jackson coming back, so there is a pressure.<\/p>\n

\u2018Chelsea will move in that position in the summer, they\u2019ll do something, and they\u2019ll adapt, and who knows what will happen with Chelsea in the summer. But certainly that centre-forward position is something to look at.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Former Blues winger Pat Nevin urged Delap to follow Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Everton (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite flattering to deceive this season, Delap\u2019s age and profile will surely be an attractive proposition to several clubs looking for a number nine this summer.<\/p>\n

And Nevin wonders whether Delap might follow the lead of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who left Chelsea last summer and has subsequently flourished under the watchful eye of David Moyes.<\/p>\n

\u2018Delap reminds me of Conor Gallagher and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Different types of players, but a similar situation,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n

\u2018Great player, fine player, but you\u2019re not in the right place. So Kiernan goes up to Everton, and it is great and it is exactly what he wants and needs.<\/p>\n

\u2018Everton need a centre forward, don\u2019t they? So, in my dream scenario, Liam strikes me as the right fit for someone like Everton.<\/p>\n

\u2018Looking forward, I don\u2019t think it would hurt Chelsea, I don\u2019t think it would hurt Everton in any way, and I don\u2019t think it would hurt Delap if he did move to Everton and then was allowed to flourish. I\u2019m only saying that because it\u2019s what I want, because I want Everton to do well.\u2019<\/p>\n

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