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Potteries move is perfect for Pep’s protege

Adam Virgo

ADMIRER: Pep Guardiola

What we have in Liam Delap is a really exciting player with a huge amount of potential, who has already been given first-team opportunities by Pep Guardiola.
That tells you everything about how highly the 19-year-old striker is rated, and it will be very interesting to see how he fares on loan at Stoke City.
The fear with all these young guys is that you’ll end up like Ben Woodburn, who scored on his debut for Liverpool, went on loan to Sheffield United amid huge expectations and couldn’t really live up to the hype.
As a young player, you exist in this ...

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