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Liam Delap could leave Chelsea in the summer just a year after joining the club from Ipswich Town.
Manchester United are among a group of clubs keeping tabs on the striker Liam Delap, with interest from other Premier League sides too. Chelsea are open to letting him go, either on a season-log loan or permanently, depending on the offers they receive.
With Chelsea continuing to stockpile attacking talent and frequently reshuffle their forward options, there is uncertainty about where Delap fits in the long-term project, and whether his traditional physical number nine profile is aligned with that..
And so far, Delap has failed to produce the numbers expected of him in a Chelsea shirt, with just three goals in 30 appearances, and only one of those in the Premier League.
And the club have also shown a readiness in recent years to trade young players at peak market value to fund spending needs elsewhere in the squad.