- Chelsea are set to trigger Liam Delap’s £30m release clause with Ipswich Town
- The Blues have reached an agreement with the Tractor Boys over a summer deal
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Chelsea have reached a full agreement with Ipswich Town over the signing of striker Liam Delap and are set to trigger his £30million release clause.
Despite concerted efforts from Manchester United, Newcastle United and Everton in particular, the 22-year-old is preparing to link up with the Europa Conference League winners.
Chelsea had held discussions, earlier in the week, over the £30m release clause with Ipswich Town and have also discussed the possibility of forward Marc Guiu going to Portman Road on loan in a separate deal.
Mail Sport reported earlier this week that Delap was poised to make his decision after rounds of talks with interested parties last week.
Now, it appears his decision has been made with the Blues set to push forward with the deal after reaching an agreement with the Tractor Boys.
Chelsea will be in the Champions League and have the added bonus of coach Enzo Maresca and star player Cole Palmer having worked closely with Delap previously while together at Manchester City.
Liam Delap has intimated his preference is to join Chelsea in a £30million move this summer
Delap has previously worked with Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca while at Man City
Man United had hoped to wrap up the signing of Delap, but uncertainty over their project is understood to have influence the forward’s decision
Manchester United had hoped to wrap up Delap’s signature early alongside that of Matheus Cinha but the ongoing uncertainty about their project is understood to have influenced his decision.
Ipswich signed Delap from Manchester City, where he made six first-team appearances, last July in a deal worth an initial £15million plus an additional £5m following their promotion to the top flight.
Despite Ipswich’s struggles and subsequent relegation, Delap enjoyed a breakthrough campaign, scoring 12 goals in the Premier League.
He spent the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons across Championship loan spells at Stoke City, Preston North End and Hull City respectively, where he scored 12 goals across 70 matches.
