‘Stronger and faster’ – Xabi Alonso told Chelsea signing is better than Liam Delap

Liam Delap endured a difficult season with Chelsea last term (Picture: Getty)

Chelsea new boy Dastan Satpayev is ‘stronger’, ‘faster’ and ‘more resilient’ than Liam Delap and has a ‘good chance’ of succeeding at Stamford Bridge.

That’s the view of Satpayev’s former manager at Kairat, Rafael Urazbakhtin, who has waxed lyrical about the 17-year-old forward after his eye-catching debut performance against Sydney Wanderers.

It was announced back in February 2025 that Satpayev would be signing for the Blues from Kazakhstan outfit Kairat for a reported fee of around €4million (£3.4million).