Chelsea gets Ipswich star Delap: contract until 2031!

Chelsea gets Ipswich star Delap: contract until 2031!

Ipswich, England - The Chelsea FC has officially announced Liam Delap's transfer. The 22-year-old striker moves from Ipswich Town to the blues and signed a six-year contract until 2031. For this change, Chelsea has activated an exit clause of around 35 million euros, of which Ipswich Town receives 23.7 million euros as advance payment. This reports Laola1 .

Delap, who scored twelve goals in 37 missions for Ipswich last season, showed his achievements, especially against Chelsea, by scoring a goal and giving an assist. However, his previous club, Ipswich Town, ended the Premier League in the penultimate place and has therefore relegated, which led to the activation of the exit clause. Chelsea was able to prevail in this transfer against well-known competitors such as Manchester United, Newcastle United and Everton, such as Onefootball reported.

Delaps Development and Trainer Group

Liam Delap started his football career in the youth at Derby County and Manchester City. In Manchester he played under the current Chelsea trainer Enzo Maresca, who played a crucial role in the transfer. Delap was positive about the possibilities for further development at Chelsea and sees the club as an important step in his career.

With this transfer, Chelsea strengthens its squad, which is currently one of the most valuable in the Premier League with an overall market value of 831.41 million euros. The overall league has a total market value of 11.28 billion euros, with the average age of the players 26.6 years. This data clarifies that Chelsea is still one of the top clubs in the league and continuously invests in promising talents to assert itself in the competition, such as Transfermarkt shows.

The Premier League for the 2024/25 season is contested by a total of 20 clubs, with Chelsea playing a central role in the squad. Delaps change could be an interesting turn for the coming season, especially in view of the challenges and opportunities that the descent of Ipswich Town brings with it.