Chelsea transfer news: Premier League pair 'considering' summer swoop for exiled Liam Delap

By Carter White | 21 Aug 2026 00:52, Last updated: 21 Aug 2026 00:53

Chelsea striker Liam Delap has reportedly attracted involvement from Nottingham Forest and erstwhile nine Ipswich Town.

Targeting a play of occurrence astatine Stamford Bridge, caller manager Xabi Alonso has wasted nary clip improving his team, with 23-year-old Delap precocious stripped of his squad fig and forced to bid distant from the main group.

It is wide that the Englishman is disposable for a imperishable power distant from West London conscionable 12 months aft signing connected the dotted enactment for Chelsea pursuing a £30m transportation from relegated Ipswich.

Delap is said to beryllium keen connected a transportation to Newcastle United, who are readying for a caller epoch pursuing the departure of erstwhile caput manager Eddie Howe, with Matthias Jaissle present successful complaint astatine St James' Park.

Chelsea are 1 of the last teams to commence their respective Premier League schedule, with Alonso's troops making the short travel to look Marco Silva-less Fulham astatine Craven Cottage connected Monday night.

Chelsea outcast Delap wanted by Forest, Ipswich?

According to The Independent, the availability of Delap during this summertime transportation model has perked the involvement of Premier League duo Nottingham Forest and Ipswich, with the second successful the contention to bring the attacker backmost to Portman Road.

The 23-year-old spent a azygous run successful East Anglia arsenic the Tractor Boys were relegated from the Premier League, however, the striker impressed massively during that stint, netting 12 goals successful 37 appearances.

That grounds successful 2024-25 tempted Chelsea to marque the £30m swoop for Delap, who went connected to conflict enormously astatine Stamford Bridge, scoring conscionable erstwhile crossed 28 top-flight matches past season.

Joining the erstwhile Hull City loanee connected the West London chopping block, Nicolas Jackson is besides heading towards a Chelsea exit aft past campaign's impermanent stint arsenic Harry Kane's backup astatine Bayern Munich.

The Senegalese striker is reportedly an enactment for La Liga giants Atletico Madrid, who are putting contingencies successful spot with the aboriginal of Barcelona-linked Julian Alvarez acold from certain.

Getting the set backmost together

Whilst Delap's lone play astatine Ipswich ended successful heartbreak owed to Premier League relegation, determination is simply a lawsuit for the striker snubbing Nottingham Forest successful bid to implicit an East Anglian return.

The Tractor Boys person employed a antithetic transportation strategy this clip astir arsenic they look to debar a bottom-three finish, taking vantage of an under-appreciated French marketplace to motion Ligue 1 talents.

Julio Enciso and Abdoul Ouattara person joined from Strasbourg, whilst Brazilian attacker Emersonn joins the ranks of Gary O'Neil pursuing a productive word for Toulouse successful the French apical flight.