BREAKING: Agent of 25yr old Creative Midfielder who recorded 40G\/A in all competitions this season is now in LONDON CARRINGTON to seal 4yr deal with Man United TODAY after turning down transfer approach from Chelsea and Liverpool \u2013 FABRIZIO ROMANO CONFIRMED<\/p>\n
Liam Delap is expected to snub interest from Everton, Manchester United and Newcastle United in favour of joining Chelsea.<\/p>\n
The Ipswich Town frontman had his pick of a small bunch in the lead-up to the transfer window opening and has ultimately swayed towards Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
Alas, the prospective move would see him reunite with Enzo Maresca, whom he worked with during his time at Manchester City.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s thought that United\u2019s failure to secure their spot in next season\u2019s Champions League \u2013 or any European competition, for that matter \u2013 put their pursuit of Delap in real jeopardy, allowing Chelsea a free run at activating his \u00a330 million release clause.<\/p>\n
United can\u2019t dwell over Liam Delap rejection<\/p>\n
Yet, where one door closes, another one opens.<\/p>\n
Being unable to get a deal over the line for Delap has, in turn, boosted United\u2019s chances of signing standout Premier League performer Bryan Mbeumo; GiveMeSport claims United would be \u2018significantly more likely\u2019 to land the Cameroonian in the event they did indeed miss out on Delap.<\/p>\n
Albeit a more senior star and not an out-and-out centre-forward by nature, the Brentford talisman is widely expected to be on the move this summer after six years in West London.<\/p>\n
The Bees signed Mbeumo from Troyes for a fee of just \u00a35.8m \u2013 a then-club record fee \u2013 back in 2019, and now value him in the region of \u00a350-60m, meaning they stand to make at least \u00a344.2m profit through his sale.<\/p>\n
Bryan Mbeumo emerges as a concrete target for Reds<\/p>\n
Brentford\u2019s 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on the league\u2019s final day last Sunday saw Mbeumo break the 20-goal mark for the first-ever time in the division. He also scored 11 more goals than last campaign, making it no surprise his stellar showings have caught the eyes of INEOS chiefs.<\/p>\n
Thomas Frank has previously conceded that his trusty lieutenant will likely depart before 2025\/2026 gets underway. He told Sky Sports: \u201cIf the price is right \u2013 and that\u2019s going to be expensive \u2013 and is coming, then I\u2019m sure the club will be open to it. I\u2019ve said many times: we are a selling club. But at the same time, we have to reinforce that there are 10 clubs in the world that aren\u2019t selling clubs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BREAKING: Agent of 25yr old Creative Midfielder who recorded 40G\/A in all competitions this season is now in LONDON CARRINGTON to seal 4yr deal with Man United TODAY after turning down transfer approach from Chelsea and Liverpool \u2013 FABRIZIO ROMANO CONFIRMED \u00a0 Liam Delap is expected to snub interest from Everton, Manchester United and Newcastle [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":65487,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"yoast_head":"\n