Chelsea have scheduled a medical for Liam Delap (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
Chelsea have reportedly scheduled a medical for Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap on Monday as they edge closer to completing this signing.
According to Fabrizio Romano, the Blues also exchanged documents with Ipswich last night as they proceed with the formalities to get this transfer over the line.
See below for Romano’s latest update on the Delap to Chelsea transfer story, with the England Under-21 international clearly not too far away now from officially becoming a Chelsea player…
?? Chelsea have exchanged documents with Ipswich Town tonight confirming £30m for Liam Delap.
Medical booked on Monday. ?? pic.twitter.com/utLWes7Fzq
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 30, 2025
Posting on his official account on X, Romano said: “Chelsea have exchanged documents with Ipswich Town tonight confirming £30m for Liam Delap. Medical booked on Monday.”
What can Liam Delap bring to Chelsea?
Delap is very much a signing for the future, and it’s not clear if he’ll immediately replace Nicolas Jackson as Enzo Maresca’s first choice up front.
Still, the 22-year-old impressed a lot in the Premier League this season, despite the struggle of playing for an otherwise weak Ipswich side.
Delap finished with 12 goals and two assists in the league – not spectacular numbers, but enough to show that he could improve with better players around him.
Liam Delap in action for Ipswich Town (Photo by Harry Murphy/Getty Images)
Blessed with quality on the ball, Delap also cuts and imposing figure up front, and CFC should benefit from his physical presence in the box.
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