Nottingham Forest are reportedly set to pay a fee of �45m for Chelsea striker Liam Delap. The 23-year-old moved to Stamford Bridge last summer for �30m after impressing in the Premier League for Ipswich Town.And despite scoring just once in the league for the Blues, Forest are ready to make a move.Manager Oliver Glasner said before the Carabao Cup game against Leeds: He doesnt play today, thats all I can say. Lets see what happens in the next few days.Delap lost his number nine shirt at Chelsea to Joao Pedro during the summer and was not in the squad for Xabi Alonsos sides win at Fulham on Monday night.He scored 12 times for Ipswich in the top flight in 2024-25 and has 31 career goals to his name to date.Forest have signed defender Ousmane Diomande from Sporting for �34m, alongside free agents, midfielder Xaver Schlager and keeper Steve Benda, so far this summer.However, they have sold England midfielder Elliot Anderson toManchester Cityfor a club-record �116m and striker Taiwo Awoniyi toCoventry Cityfor �9m. Topics Chelsea F.C. Nottingham Forest F.C. Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read When is the Europa League draw? Date, time, schedule, where to watch Ben Miller 25th August, 2026 Fulham vs Chelsea as it happened: Text commentary, updates, goals and stats Jon Fisher 25th August, 2026 Did you not watch the game? Bullish Palmer hungry to get back to best after starring in Chelsea win at Fulham Cian Cheesbrough 24th August, 2026 Fulham 2-3 Chelsea: Report, result, goals as Blues make winning start under Alonso Cian Cheesbrough 24th August, 2026 WATCH: Chelsea make lightning start to Alonso reign as Pedro chips Blues in front after 31 seconds vs Fulham Cian Cheesbrough 24th August, 2026 Fulham v Chelsea: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Mitch Fretton 24th August, 2026
