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£20m Premier League player is on Chelsea’s transfer shortlist

Charles Jones

Thu 5 December 2024 11:45, UK

Chelsea have been looking for a new striker for a little while now.

Chelsea were linked with numerous number nines in the summe🦹r.

Victor Osimhen was a Chelsea target throughout the last transfer window, while Chelsea also looked at Ivan Toney at one point.

Of course, the landscape of the transfer market is ever-changing, and now🌠, a new striker has come onto the Blues’ radar.

Indeed, according to David Ornstein, speaking on The Athletic FC Podcast, Liam Delap is now on Chelsea’s radar just a few mont♚hs a🎀fter he made a move to Ipswich.

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Chelsea looking at Liam Delap

Ornstein shared what he knows about Delap afte✃r his solid 🔯start to the season with Ipswich.

Delap has been labelled the next Harry Kane✱ by Danny Murphy recently𒊎, and Chelsea are taking notice of his performances.

“And through multiple conversations I had, i꧟t was clear that, you know, the biggest guns, the so-called top six, members of that, call it elite bracket if you like, such as your Chelsea’s, your Manchester United’s, are taking a very close look. They’re monitoring, they’ve got interest in him. They’ve got interest in lots of players.

“I’m not just saying it’s him, but he’s on these transfer lists, the recruitment targets that they weigh up. They constantly consider the qualities of, the drawbacks, the data and so on. That’s brought the information to me that if he continues on this🍰 rise, we’re going to be dealing with somebody that Ipsw♔ich face a battle, maybe even a struggle to keep hold of next summer, even if they stay in the Premier League.”

Who else could sign Liam Delap?

Delap has been one of the breakout stars in the Premier League this season, netting at a respectable rate in an Ipswich team that 🤪barely creates any chances.

Of course, these sorts of performances don’t fly under the radar for 𓂃too long, and other clubs are taking notice.

As Ornste🤪in says, Chelsea are keen, while the journalist also namedropped Manchester United as an interested party.

Tottenham have been linked with Delap recently as they look to add 𒈔more de🎉pth up front amid Richarlison’s ongoing injury problems.

Meanwhile, Manchester City haven’t ruled out re-signing De❀lap just 12 months after selling him to Ipswich.

City are seriously lacking depth in their attack after selling Julian Alvarez to Atletico Madrid in the summer, and Delap may wel𝓡l be tempted to return to the club where he spent so many years coming through the academy.