OFFICIAL: Man City wonderkid Liam Delap joins Hull City on a season long loan

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Hull City have offcially announced the signing of 20-year-old forward Liam Delap on a season-long loan from EPL champions Manchester City.

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Hull City official:

Hull City are delighted to announce the signing of forward Liam Delap on a season-long loan from Premier League champions Manchester City.

The 20-year-old becomes the Tigers’ first recruit ahead of the 2023/24 season and will link up with the senior squad for the pre-season trip to Türkiye.

The highly-rated striker had two Championship loan spells last season, spending the first half of the campaign with Stoke City and the second half at Preston North End.

The pacy frontman has represented Pep Guardiola’s men six times across four competitions, playing twice in the Premier League and FA Cup, and once in the EFL Cup and Champions League.

Winchester-born Delap netted on his first-team debut in an EFL Cup win over AFC Bournemouth in September 2020 and helped England’s youngsters win the 2022 European Under-19 Championship.

He joined Manchester City from Derby County in 2019 and was named the PL2 Player of the Year after scoring 24 goals during the Elite Development Squad’s 2020/21 title-winning season.

Head coach Liam Rosenior said: “I’m absolutely delighted that Liam is coming here. We’ve fought off a lot of competition from other Championship clubs and clubs around Europe. He’s someone I’ve known and been aware of for a long time.

“Liam completely fits into the way we play. He’s got outstanding physical attributes and is a great finisher. He’s got freak speed, is aggressive and can run in behind, which is one of the areas we wanted to address. He’s someone the fans will really enjoy watching.

“He’s had an amazing education and upbringing at Manchester City. In the right team that plays to his strengths, he can be a real asset and I believe he’ll be a real asset for us moving forward.”

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