“Another contact made” – Chelsea pushing hard to sign £50m star in coming days
According to reports, Chelsea has made a second attempt to buy Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap during the January transfer window.
Simon Phillips of Substack claims that the Blues are eager to complete a deal for Delap this month if at all possible, and it appears that a deal may be in the works.
Although it’s unclear what Chelsea will have addressed in their recent communication on this possible trade, Phillips has hinted that the west London powerhouses may be stepping up their efforts to reach a personal agreement with the player.
Delap has shown tremendous potential with his performances for Ipswich this season, contributing eight goals and two assists in the Premier League so far.
Still only 21 years of age, one imagines there’s plenty more to come from Delap, so he makes sense as a smart long-term signing for Chelsea.
Liam Delap transfer: Chelsea surely need an upgrade on Nicolas Jackson
Although Nicolas Jackson started the season brightly for Chelsea, he’s on a pretty poor run of form at the moment as recent results and performances have gone a little downhill for Enzo Maresca’s side.
Chelsea have just one win in their last six games in all competitions, and that was against lower-league Morecambe in the FA Cup.
Jackson, meanwhile, has just one goal in his last seven appearances, and has missed some big chances in recent games.
Delap may be yet to prove himself at the very highest level, but he perhaps looks like someone with the potential to be better than Jackson before too long.
Ipswich surely won’t want to sell such an important player in the middle of the season, but it’s also not easy to stop star names from moving on if big names like CFC get involved.
Chelsea may have stuttered recently, but they’ve mostly shown signs of real progress since Maresca took over, so Delap would surely want to become a part of this exciting project built around other talented young players.