Liam Delap was one of the most wanted strikers of this summer.
The 22 -year -old scored 12 goals in 37 Premier League Games for Ipswich, with his tantalizing £ 30m release Claus attracted several suits after bringing the club back to the championship.
They were allowed to talk to clubs in May Manchester United, Everton, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest all show serious interest while Manchester City also placed a purchase-back option on its former player.
But it was Chelsea that won the race for her signature and speaking before the Blues Final Club World Cup group group against ES Tunis on Wednesday, Delp revealed why – to include the bridge of Europe and some familiar faces.
“You never know if this is going to be the right decision, but you just have to go with your intestine and hope it works,” he said. “You got to take your time. It took me a few days to talk to people and decide my future.”
One of the people he consulted, Chelsea’s star attacker was Kol Palmer, who first played in Manchester City at the age of 15.
Delp said: “I asked him what I need to ask him, he told me what I should know. But I do not like much information. Finally it was my decision so I want my head to be clear.”
Palmer has become a poster boy for Chelsea after two sensational seasons and Delp was asked if he expects to follow his former academy team partner.
“Yes, of course, this is the goal,” he said. “I think we both had the same position and it went away and it was broken so that I would also expect.”
May reports suggested that Manchester United had a front runner to sign the delap, but the last defeat of his Europea League by Tottenham, and a poor league campaign left him without European football in the next season – played a role in Delap’s decision with Chelsey’s Champions League qualification.
“It was not all and not all were abolished because I was looking towards future seasons, but also helps,” he said.
The son of former Stoke City and Derby County Midfielder Rori Delap now started his career in Manchester City under Charestle Manager Marska. He scored 20 goals and won the PL2 player of the season – as he fired the Under -21 squad of Italian in 2020/21 for the title.
“I got a good relationship with the manager,” he said about Marska. “I know how he plays. I have played in this system earlier. It’s very similar now, but with a little tweex. I know a lot of players here and the club project, how they see the future. That’s what excite me.”
MARESCA has previously revealed that it was a decision to decide the delop Club’s so -called “cursed” number nine shirts.
Asked if he believes in a curse, who counts the Pierre-Erheic Obmeyang, Romalu Lukaku, Gonzalo Higuine, Alvaro Morata, Radmel Phalkao and Fernando Torres among his alleged victims, Delp replied: “No, I am not that kind.
“This is something about which people talk about, but it is nothing for me. It is something that is related to strikers, so I chose it.”