Chelsea-linked Liam Delap responds to transfer rumours after famous Ipswich win

Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap has responded to rumours linking him with a determination to Chelsea aft the Tractor Boys' famous 2-0 triumph implicit the Blues successful the Premier League.

The 21-year-old stole the spotlight erstwhile Chelsea paid a sojourn to Portman Road connected Monday evening, firing location a pinpoint punishment earlier mounting up Omari Hutchinson to decorativeness the job.

Delap has present recorded 7 goals and 2 assists successful 18 top-flight matches for Kieran McKenna's side, whose beating of Chelsea was their archetypal Premier League location triumph of the campaign.

The erstwhile Manchester City striker is believed to beryllium connected the Blues' shortlist of imaginable striker signings for 2025, having been identified by the sporting squad arsenic a subordinate with 'exceptional transportation metrics'.

However, speaking to Suffolk News pursuing Tuesday's momentous success, Delap affirmed that helium was paying small attraction to the changeless speculation and was conscionable trying to marque a sanction for himself successful the Premier League.

Delap plays down Chelsea transfer talk

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"I don't truly look astatine things similar that. So, yes, I'm conscionable focused connected Ipswich," the striker said, earlier besides bringing up Hutchinson, who was sold to Ipswich by Chelsea this summer.

"We [along with Hutchinson] are fortunate to beryllium playing successful the Premier League. I deliberation we've got a large accidental present astatine Ipswich and we're conscionable trying to amusement our quality week in, week out, that's a large positive for me."

Delap failed to marque the people astatine Man City, lone making six elder appearances and scoring 1 extremity for Pep Guardiola's side, who could marque £20m from his merchantability if each add-ons are hit.

The 21-year-old - who is the lad of erstwhile Stoke City antheral Rory Delap - signed a five-year woody with the Tractor Boys until the summertime of 2029, and Man City are besides said to person a 20% sell-on clause.

However, McKenna's broadside mightiness beryllium warring a losing conflict to support clasp of Delap if they endure a swift relegation backmost down to the Championship, a chiseled anticipation with the nine sat 18th successful the Premier League table, 1 constituent adrift of safety.

Which different strikers are Chelsea pursuing?

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For the astir part, Chelsea person not seen their nonaccomplishment to motion a caller big-money striker successful the summertime travel backmost to wound them, arsenic Nicolas Jackson has travel connected leaps and bounds this play portion Cole Palmer continues to excel.

However, the nonaccomplishment to Ipswich made it 3 Premier League games successful a enactment without a triumph for Chelsea, who person lone scored 1 extremity successful that clip and person slipped to 4th successful the standings arsenic a result.

Christopher Nkunku did not chopped the mustard up beforehand successful spot of Jackson connected Monday night, and the Blues are said to person a fewer names successful caput for 2025, including Brighton & Hove Albion's Evan Ferguson.

Chelsea could besides reignite their long-standing involvement successful Napoli's Victor Osimhen erstwhile his Galatasaray indebtedness comes to an end, portion Randal Kolo Muani of Paris Saint-Germain has been mentioned arsenic different imaginable target.

A abstracted study has suggested that the Blues are not actively pursuing a woody for the Frenchman, though, arsenic the nine person implicit assurance successful Jackson to proceed firing for the remainder of the season.

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