{
  "id": 2157766,
  "title": "Delap loses shirt number",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/delap-loses-shirt-number",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T14:52:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/delap-loses-shirt-number-145240210.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chelsea striker Liam Delap has lost his shirt number nine, according to club sources. The Englishman, who joined the club from Ipswich Town for £30 million last summer, is one of several players training separately to the main squad. Delap, who scored just one Premier League goal in 28 appearances, now shares the number nine shirt with fellow forward Joao Pedro. Several other players, including Nicolas Jackson and Mykhailo Mudryk, are also in a second training group at Cobham, as the club seeks £50 million for Delap and aims to reduce their squad size before the end of the summer transfer window.",
  "summary": "Chelsea striker Liam Delap has lost the number nine shirt at the club and is one of several players now training separately to the main squad. A number of players who could move before the transfer window closes on 1 September - including fellow forward Nicolas Jackson and winger Mykhailo Mudryk - are in a second training group at Cobham. Chelsea are seeking £50 million for Delap and trying to…",
  "key_points": [
    "Liam Delap loses shirt number nine",
    "Shares number nine with Joao Pedro",
    "Club seeks £50 million for Delap"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}