One season at Stamford Bridge.
One goal in 28 Premier League appearances, only 12 of them starts.
It hasn’t worked for Liam Delap at Chelsea.
And now the club are ready to move him on.
Valuing him at up to £40 million and looking to resolve his future before the window closes.
Chelsea make Liam Delap available as Nottingham Forest and Everton circle £40m striker
According to the i Paper, Chelsea have placed Delap in their list of available forwards this summer, with the 23-year-old attracting serious interest from Nottingham Forest, Everton and Leeds United, all of whom are aware of Chelsea’s asking price.
The context behind the decision is entirely logical.
Xabi Alonso is reshaping the Chelsea attack from scratch.
Danny Welbeck is closing in on a move to Stamford Bridge.
Bayer Leverkusen’s teenage forward Kerim Alajbegovic is being pursued.
Joao Pedro is the clear number one striker.
There simply is no path to regular minutes for Delap in that environment.
His representatives have already begun exploring options, fully aware before Chelsea’s pursuit of Welbeck even gathered pace that the exit was coming.
The club paid around £30 million to sign him from Ipswich last summer.
They want a profit. £35 million to £40 million is the bracket.
That figure is achievable given the level of interest.
Nottingham Forest need cover around Chris Wood.
David Moyes remains a significant admirer.
As Everton have wanted him since before he joined Chelsea.
However, Chelsea want this resolved within the next week.
No drawn-out sagas.
No late-window desperation.
A clean exit for a player who deserves the chance to rediscover the form that made him one of English football’s most sought-after young strikers just twelve months ago.
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