Lee Carsley: Hopefully Liam Delap will do well at Chelsea and push for England senior call-up

Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson recently confirmed he spoke to Delap about representing the Boys in Green, like his father Rory did in the past.

Lee Carsley was happy for Delap’s move to Chelsea (Martin Rickett/PA)

England Under-21s boss Lee Carsley insists he is not disappointed in Liam Delap’s decision to go to the Club World Cup with Chelsea rather than the European Under-21 Championship.

Delap made the switch to Stamford Bridge from Ipswich this week and is set to travel with the Chelsea squad to the United States for the club tournament which starts on June 14, three days after the Euros get underway.