Delap is like a 'young Chris Wood' - Laws

[Getty Images] Former Nottingham Forest defender Brian Laws believes new record signing Liam Delap is like a "young Chris Wood" and says he likes a lot of aspects of his game. The 23-year-old signed from Chelsea for £50m on Thursday and he will be hoping to find his form after struggling at Stamford Bridge last season. Speaking on BBC Radio Nottingham's Shut Up And Show More Football podcast, Laws said: "We've all been banging the drum about signing a striker as a priority. We can't just rely on Chris Wood and Igor Jesus. "It was important to bring in someone who's got experience within the Premier League. He's a young player. I do like him in lots of ways. He's almost like a young Chris Wood where he will cause havoc and won't give centre-halves a rest. He will chase things down that he maybe shouldn't get, but the most important thing is I want to see him in the box. I want to see him attack the ball." Delap will be hoping to rediscover the form that caught Chelsea's eye. While at Ipswich Town , in his first regular season of top-flight football, the former Manchester City academy graduate notched 12 league goals and BBC Radio Suffolk's Brenner Woolley said that form made him think he would "undoubtedly" be a future England striker. "He was terrific during his solitary season in Suffolk, and while the team collectively clearly found themselves out of their depth, he never did," Woolley told the pod. "He looked like a Premier League player from the opening day. I remember the opening day against Liverpool and he bullied Jarell Quansah out of the game to the extent Arne Slot took him off at half-time. "He was quick, he was powerful, persistent. He scored some really, really good goals. He was sometimes overly physical and picked up one or two daft yellow cards. He could hold the ball up, his link-up play was decent and he looked a real prospect. "At that stage, he undoubtedly looked an England number nine for the future." Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds Explore more Forest audio here