Chelsea Striker Liam Delap Loses Number Nine Shirt and Trains Apart From First Team
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Chelsea striker Liam Delap has lost the number nine shirt to fellow forward Joao Pedro and is now training separately from the main squad. Delap is part of a second training group at Cobham that includes Nicolas Jackson, Mykhailo Mudryk, and Axel Disasi as the club attempts to reduce its 40-player senior squad before the transfer window closes on September 1. Club sources state that the current setup differs from last season's freezing out of fringe players, with the group training adjacent to Xabi Alonso's main squad. Chelsea are seeking £50m for Delap after he scored one Premier League goal in 28 appearances last season following his £30m arrival from Ipswich Town. Jackson carries a £65m asking price after spending last year on loan at Bayern Munich, while Mudryk is available on loan after resolving a doping case.
Why it matters
Chelsea's squad overhaul directly impacts multiple high-profile players whose futures remain uncertain ahead of the transfer window deadline, including Liam Delap and Nicolas Jackson.
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