{"id":20092,"date":"2026-07-22T15:51:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=20092"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:51:35","slug":"chelsea-try-to-flog-one-goal-striker-to-balance-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=20092","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea try to flog one goal striker to balance books"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Liam Delap could be on his way out of Chelsea just a year after signing for the Blues. Aston Vill have been offered him.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Chelsea have spent big on Morgan Rogers, and now they\u2019re trying to recoup some of that cash.<\/p>\n

The \u00a3117m deal to bring the England attacker to Stamford Bridge is done, and he was presented as a Blue today. Now the club are getting down to work trying to offset that fee. The name we\u2019ve heard most about is Alejandro Garnacho \u2013 multiple sources were yesterday reporting that his move to Villa on loan with a future purchase clause was almost done.<\/p>\n

But he might not be the only Chelsea player heading to Villa Park this summer.<\/p>\n

Alonso already spurned Delap; Chelsea try to flog to Villa<\/h2>\n

Football Fancast this morning report that Liam Delap has been offered to Villa as well. Apparently new manager Xabi Alonso \u201cwants the forward out\u201d and believes he\u2019s \u201csurplus to requirements\u201d after less than two weeks training with him.<\/p>\n

After scoring just one Premier League goal last season, Delap is a tough sale. But Chelsea can consider doing a similar operation to the Garnacho move \u2013 giving Villa a loan with a clause that makes the deal permanent if Delap does well enough.<\/p>\n

He signed from Ipswich for \u00a330m a year ago, and Chelsea would be pretty happy to just get that money back and move on. That may prove hard to do, and a loan where he finds some form and scores some goals might actually be the smart play for them in the long run.<\/p>\n

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