Overview
- Multiple outlets reported on Monday that Nottingham Forest are working on a deal for Liam Delap, with some saying the player is prepared to undergo a medical though no transfer has been confirmed.
- Chelsea has placed Delap on the transfer list and removed him from first-team activity, with reports saying he was left out of the squad and has lost the No. 9 shirt.
- The transfer’s structure remains unsettled because Chelsea set an ambitious asking price last summer that has since been described as softened, and clubs are still negotiating whether any move would be a loan or a permanent sale.
- Everton and other Premier League clubs have been linked to Delap this month and bookmakers briefly made Everton favourites, so Forest face competition if they fail to finalise terms quickly.
- Delap scored only a handful of goals after his 2025 move from Ipswich and missed time through shoulder and hamstring injuries, so a move would offer him regular playing time and help Chelsea trim its oversized squad before the September deadline.