{"id":23104,"date":"2025-09-09T09:18:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/09\/just-chelsea-learns-about-liam-dellups-recovery-time-after-hamstring-injury\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T09:18:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:18:29","slug":"just-chelsea-learns-about-liam-dellups-recovery-time-after-hamstring-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/09\/just-chelsea-learns-about-liam-dellups-recovery-time-after-hamstring-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Just: Chelsea learns about Liam Dellup&#8217;s recovery time after hamstring injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/09\/just-chelsea-learns-about-liam-dellups-recovery-time-after-hamstring-injury\/#Liam_Dellup_has_not_taken_action_until_November\" >Liam Dellup has not taken action until November<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/09\/just-chelsea-learns-about-liam-dellups-recovery-time-after-hamstring-injury\/#Delap_made_an_immediate_impact_at_Chelsea\" >Delap made an immediate impact at Chelsea<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to Athletic, Chelsea forward Liam Dellup is expected to return to first team training in November, hoping to return to the pitch soon, in time for his busy festive schedule.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old striker is on the sidelines with a hamstring injury but avoids the need for surgery. In other words, his recovery is progressing smoothly.<\/p>\n<p>The specified timeline will return to the backend for the fall period, approximately 10 weeks from the day of injury.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liam_Dellup_has_not_taken_action_until_November\"><\/span>Liam Dellup has not taken action until November<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The setback was an initial concern for Liam Dellup&#8217;s team, but the fact that surgery is not necessary is considered a positive outcome, allowing Dellup to focus on rehabilitation and conditioning rather than layoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Dellup&#8217;s injury came as a major blow to the Bruce, who lost other attackers during the summer transfer period.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Nukank joined AC Milan, while Nicholas Jackson was allowed to leave the club and join Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p>Delap&#8217;s return provides much needed depth. The former Manchester City Academy alumnus has been impressed since his move and praised his physical presence and the quality of his press.<\/p>\n<p>At just 22 years old, Delap is still developing, but he already shows a glimpse of why Chelsea invested in him.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delap_made_an_immediate_impact_at_Chelsea\"><\/span>Delap made an immediate impact at Chelsea<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chelsea-v-ac-milan-pre-season-friendly-1-414x321.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chelsea-v-ac-milan-pre-season-friendly-1-630x489.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chelsea-v-ac-milan-pre-season-friendly-1-768x596.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chelsea-v-ac-milan-pre-season-friendly-1-770x598.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chelsea-v-ac-milan-pre-season-friendly-1-900x699.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chelsea-v-ac-milan-pre-season-friendly-1-1200x931.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chelsea-v-ac-milan-pre-season-friendly-1-1536x1192.jpg.webp 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chelsea-v-ac-milan-pre-season-friendly-1-2048x1589.jpg.webp 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liam Dellup of Chelsea in a Puma Premier League matchball during pre-season friendship. (Photo by Richard Pelham\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His work rate from the ball has been especially praised, and he not only waits in the box, but also pushes defenders defensively, disrupts the accumulation of opposition and creates space for more technical teammates like Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez.<\/p>\n<p>Dellup&#8217;s potential returns ahead of Christmas could be a timely boost, especially as clubs aim to climb to the Premier League table and maintain momentum in domestic cup competitions.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the plans are clear, rehabilitation, training returns for November, and soon in minutes.<\/p>\n<p>If everything goes well, Chelsea supporters may see Delap work just as the season enters one of the most demanding stages.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Report: The club has placed a \u00a360 million offer on the table for &#8220;special talent&#8221; from Chelsea<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Athletic, Chelsea forward Liam Dellup is expected to return to first team training in November, hoping to return to the pitch soon, in time for his busy festive schedule. The 22-year-old striker is on the sidelines with a hamstring injury but avoids the need for surgery. In other words, his recovery is progressing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-23104","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}