{"id":7826,"date":"2026-05-13T09:23:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=7826"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:23:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:23:30","slug":"guiu-and-delap-transfers-could-change-chelsea-development-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=7826","title":{"rendered":"Guiu and Delap transfers could change Chelsea development plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Shim Mheuka\u2019s future is a talking point after the young striker won the PL2 player of the season award.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea\u2019s spending this summer is going to be limited by a few factors.<\/p>\n<p>One is that the club aren\u2019t going to be in the Champions League, and could miss out on Europe altogether. Another is their ongoing settlement agreement with UEFA, and their general need to comply with FFP and PSR limits.<\/p>\n<p>Plus there\u2019s the fact they\u2019ve already got two players on the way \u2013 Geovany Quenda and Emmanuel Emegha. That committed spend also has to be taken into account for what summer moves are actually feasible.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea striker setup could have full revamp<\/h2>\n<p>Emegha\u2019s arrival means there\u2019s less likely to be another striker addition \u2013 and Shim Mheuka could benefit. If Marc Guiu and Liam Delap are moved out on loan or permanently, Mheuka could be in prime position to be third choice striker behind Emegha and Joao Pedro.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an interesting alternative to loan the youngster out. There should be no shortage of interest now he\u2019s secured the PL2 player of the year award. But if Mheuka stays Emegha struggles with injury or form next year, our academy product could be closer to the first team than anyone expects.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Jose Mourinho\u2019s impending move to Real Madrid could have significant effects on Chelsea\u2019s own manager chase.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea fans are struggling to connect with their club and its players right now, as someone explained to Joe Cole recently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Chelsea Reporter Lloyd Canfield joins the show!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7UP6ox8d4pk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Liam Delap<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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