Nottingham Forest have completed the signing of the Chelsea striker Liam Delap in a club-record £45m deal. The 23-year-old has a five-year contract at Forest, his third club in three seasons after he was told he was not part of Xabi Alonso’s plans. Forest’s new manager, Oliver Glasner, made him a priority during the transfer window and Delap said: “I really can’t wait to get started.
This is a massive club with a big history. I spoke to the manager and I like his way, I think he can be the one to really help me develop and make that next step and hopefully I can bring goals here.” The former England youth international had been made to train separately at Chelsea and had the No 9 shirt reassigned to João Pedro. Chelsea have made a profit on a player they signed for £30m from Ipswich a year ago, despite Delap scoring two goals in all competitions.
He has been signed in time to make his debut against Liverpool on Saturday.
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