{
  "id": 3190593,
  "title": "Forest working on deal for Chelsea striker Delap",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/forest-working-on-deal-for-chelsea-striker-delap",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T04:24:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
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    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/forest-working-on-deal-for-chelsea-striker-delap/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nottingham Forest is in discussions to acquire Chelsea forward Liam Delap for £50 million, reports indicate. The 23-year-old player has been placed for sale by Chelsea and is currently training separately from their first-team squad. It is uncertain whether the negotiations pertain to a permanent deal or a loan arrangement. However, the two clubs share a positive working relationship. Delap was absent from Chelsea's lineup for their recent Premier League match against Fulham and lost his number nine jersey to teammate Joao Pedro last week. This potential move occurs just over a year after Delap transferred from Ipswich Town to Chelsea for £30 million, but he finished the season with only one league goal due to shoulder and hamstring injuries. Nottingham Forest has made several signings this summer, including defender Ousmane Diomande from Sporting for £34 million and free agents Xaver Schlager and Steve Benda. Currently, they have sold midfielder Elliot Anderson to Manchester City for a record £116 million and striker Taiwo Awoniyi to Coventry City for £9 million. Delap's addition would provide competition for Chris Wood and Igor Jesus at Forest's City Ground. Meanwhile, Chelsea is actively seeking to sell or loan out several players before the transfer deadline on September 1st, with 39 senior players currently on their books.",
  "summary": "Nottingham Forest are working on a deal to sign Chelsea striker Liam Delap. The 23-year-old has been made available for sale by Chelsea for £50m and is training separately from the first-team squad. It remains unclear whether the talks are over a permanent transfer or a loan move, but the two clubs are known to have a positive working relationship. […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Forest working on deal for Chelsea striker Delap",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/forest-working-on-deal-for-chelsea-striker-delap",
        "published": "2026-08-24T19:12:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Forest working on deal for Chelsea striker Delap",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/forest-working-on-deal-for-chelsea-striker-delap-3095725",
        "published": "2026-08-24T19:38:08.000Z"
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  "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."
}