Ipswich set for Liam Delap transfer windfall with Chelsea flop joining Nottingham Forest for eye-watering £50million

IPSWICH are set to bank £4million when Liam Delap moves from Chelsea to Nottingham Forest. Striker Delap, 23, is expected to undergo a medical and sign a long-term contract in a £50million move to the City Ground this week. Liam Delap is set to sign for Nottingham Forest in a £50m deal from Chelsea Credit: Getty Former club Ipswich are set to land £4m in windfall from the sale Credit: Getty Delap joined Chelsea from Ipswich for £30m a year ago, and it is understood the Suffolk club inserted a clause to receive 20 per cent of any future profits. This would give newly-promoted Ipswich, who have been one of the big spenders this summer, a £4m boost. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! Ipswich have splashed more than £150m in transfers so far this summer, a figure beaten only by Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Newcastle and Tottenham. Among those signings were Julio Enciso, Emersonn, Abdul Fatawu and Abdoul Ouattara in a collection of 12 new permanent signings. They have already surpassed the figure they spent when they were last promoted into the top flight, and have already gotten off to a better start than then as well. Ipswich took 11 games to win a game in the Premier League in 2024/25 before they beat Spurs on November 10. However, last Saturday they got off to a winning start with a 2-1 win over Sunderland thanks to goals from Emersonn and Jack Clarke. Delap netted 12 goals for Ipswich before his move to Chelsea. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK But he flopped for the Blues, picking up more yellow cards for the Blues (seven) than goals scored (three). Nicolas Jackson looks set to join Delap in leaving Chelsea, with Aston Villa edging closer to sealing a £65m deal after personal terms were agreed. Atletico Madrid are also in talks to land Jackson, but Villa’s expected sale of Ollie Watkins to Al-Hilal will give them the upper hand while the Spanish club attempt to resolve the future of Julian Alvarez. Top football travel deals Comment now