Chelsea is pushing for a move to sign one marquee player after reaching an agreement on signing Liam Dellup, indicating that Enzo Maresca’s side is not reluctant to attack the market after finishing 2024/2025 in the majors.
Chelsea begins a busy summer window with Liam Dellup’s signature
Cole Palmer’s magical late attack display sparred Maresca’s blush in the final of the Europa Conference League on Wednesday evening.
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The people of West London are in good spirits after the Conference League victory.
Manuel Peregrini’s side threatened to end Chelsea’s season with a sour memo, but in the final 25 minutes of 90 sealed Maresca’s first major silverware from Enzo Fernandez, Nicolas Jackson, Jadon Sancho and Moises Caeseco, the first strike from major silverware since being adopted by Mauricio Pochettino last year.
Chelsea’s top five finish and subsequent Champions League qualifying, coupled with his victory at Stadion Mieski, means that Maresca’s debut season in the dugout will be considered a truly successful one.
Despite a wet patch midway through 2024/2025, Chelsea roamed to the finish line and showed serious intentions later in this campaign, winning six of the last nine league games, losing only one as their performance made a positive turn.
Now, attention has completely shifted to the transfer market, with Chelsea expected to be extremely busy again this summer.
There will also be a mini-conversion window that will be open from June 1st to June 10th to sign new recruits ahead of the Club World Cup campaign. If they win the tournament, Chelsea is expected to take it seriously, with £97 million worth of prize money being offered, and it is believed they would like to have two or three new signatures through the door before CWC kicks off next month (Simon Phillips).
Delap, one target they have been seriously pursuing in their last two weeks, also had many other offers at the tables at Man United, Newcastle and Everton.
However, reports began this week that Chelsea’s Champions League status became the British pole position and scored Ipswich’s 12 league goals last season (Talksport).
Now, Chelsea is expected to seal Dellup’s imminent deal, as confirmed by trusted transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano.
However, Delap’s arrival at Stamford Bridge may not be the end of the striker search. According to journalist Simon Phillips, Chelsea could actually sign two centre forwards this summer, which is now reflected in Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg.
Chelsea “push” to sign Aintrak Frankfurt star Hugo Ekichike
According to Plettenberg, “underrated” Eintracht Frankfurt star Hugo Ekitike remains Blueco’s top target regardless of the agreement with Delap.
The 22-year-old is fresh from behind his incredibly complete debut season at Eintracht, which he signed permanently from PSG last summer. Ekitike scored 22 goals and earned 12 assists in 48 appearances 24/7.
Eintracht is seeking up to £84 million to sell Ekitike this summer. If Chelsea are serious about him, they need to splash cash.
