Liam Delap Ditches Red Devils for Blue Giants…
In a plot twist that would make Shakespeare blush, Liam Delap has decided to swap Manchester’s drizzle for Chelsea’s… well, drizzle, but this time in a different shade of blue. Delap, the young lad who scores goals like some folks collect stamps, has turned his back on Manchester United’s anxious advances. With 12 goals for the good ol’ Ipswich Town in his kit bag, he’s now heading to Chelsea in a £30million deal, thanks to a sneaky relegation release clause. Watch out London, here comes the Delap Express!
But what’s this? Manchester City, the pranksters of Premier League deals, are about to pocket between £2m-£6m from this swap-saga, all due to a clever little sell-on clause planted back when Delap was shipped off to Ipswich faster than you can say ‘Eddie and the Tractor Boys’. City’s mighty decision not to bring him back proves yet again that they’re more loaded than a baked potato, especially with Haaland and Marmoush leading the front-line charge.
Delap, with his past life launching footballs skywards at Stoke and Preston, is now prepping to play amongst the Chelsea stars and maybe even convince the England Under-21 squad he’s the real McCoy. With the Euros beckoning and Chelsea’s locker room warming up for his arrival, the stage is set for his introduction worthy of any football comic strip!
