I think his pride would lead him to go through with it and reason that he is going to prove himself when he gets there. I suspect he is viewed as a sale for a profit in another season or two as that is simply part of the Chelsea operating model but no player goes into a move believing that is going to be the case for them. Most likely scenario is he is leading the line for Everton at the start of the 27/28 season.
Liam Delap | Official: signed for Chelsea
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Nik (@Rood), Jamie (@Vault Dweller) and Ed (@That'sHernandez) give their end of season awards out! They celebrate the best players, goals and moments of the season (there were some, honestly) and also give out awards for the worst and most disappointing players/moments of the season.
They then discuss all the latest transfer rumours and get into the potential ins and outs this summer at Old Trafford.
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He had strong starting position with low price and interest from couple of clubs. I seriously doubt that that topic wasn't mentioned.
He knows why he is signing for them. Big mistake imo but it is his career so good luck to him.
No ambitious top club would, or should, sign him as absolute first choice. That is a mistake we made with Hojlund that not many big clubs make. He would be a good option to compete for and rotate in which is why Newcastle wanted him to replace Wilson and support Isak.
At best he could be a foil for a team like Liverpool with Salah and Mane back in the day or us with Cunha and Mbuemo or Barca with Messi and Neymar, etc. because there is less necessity for him to be a star striker at the top level which is a big ask for one so inexperienced.
At best he could be a foil for a team like Liverpool with Salah and Mane back in the day or us with Cunha and Mbuemo or Barca with Messi and Neymar, etc. because there is less necessity for him to be a star striker at the top level which is a big ask for one so inexperienced.
Chelsea wouldn’t guarantee that, and they would laugh at him if he did ask.
Reverse Mikel.
would be hilarious
Yeah I would've thought this too. Injuries, ups and downs in form etc. With 80 games to play, three options for such a key position seems sensible.
All at a fairly similar career stage, interestingly. One or two decent goalscoring seasons behind them in top leagues. All age 22/23 so with room to develop. Is there a risk none of them is ready to have the really excellent season you would need from a CF to propel you further in the PL or deep into the CL next season?
Don't get me wrong, as a United fan right now I'd be delighted to have three acceptable #9 options. But interested to hear if you think Chelsea would have been better off going for one really excellent CF signing instead of two solid/project signings? Especially given you have a steady source of goals in other forward positions (Madueke, Palmer, Neto). Then again, are there really any top-drawer CFs available?
Chelsea surely planning to play Etikite on the left?
Pretty sure Newcastle wanted him to be there first choice striker, they went for Isak after Ekitike turned them down for PSG.
Its stupid, none of them are experienced enough and both can crumble under pressure. But for him he must be deluded if he think he is good enough to play instead of Ekitke.
It will not happen.
There is some talk of Jackson on the left if he is not sold.
Planning and Chelsea don’t really go hand in hand.
Been saying this for a while; either he or Jackson will have to play minutes from the left for this to make sense
Wait he's Rory Delap's son? The Rory Delap of Pulis / Stoke City days with his shithouse long throws? I'm so fecking old.
Best of luck, would love to hear his thoughts on all the Chelsea rumors of spunking out massive money on another striker
What a muppet
I don’t think he has a face that can make it on Ornhub.
Best of luck, would love to hear his thoughts on all the Chelsea rumors of spunking out massive money on another striker
Should have come to United if he wanted to win trophies.
Best of luck, would love to hear his thoughts on all the Chelsea rumors of spunking out massive money on another striker
Ah so that's where we went wrong. Obviously nobody told him we wanted to get back to the very top.
City get along just fine with Haaland and Marmoush. I don’t see why Delap and Jackson or Delap and Ekitike can’t be a healthy competition as well. Having all 3 would be an issue but I can’t see that happening.
In a season (including the CWC) where we’ll be playing an insane number of matches we’ll need serious depth. Don’t know why everyone’s making a big deal out of this. Are you expecting one undisputed starting #9 and then a couple of 18 years olds as backups?
In a season (including the CWC) where we’ll be playing an insane number of matches we’ll need serious depth. Don’t know why everyone’s making a big deal out of this. Are you expecting one undisputed starting #9 and then a couple of 18 years olds as backups?
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