Chelsea NIGHTMARE: Arsenal 'in talks' over Mykhailo Mudryk revenge

Cameron Smith

30 Mar 2025 14:00 BST
3 min read

Arsenal are reportedly among the clubs to have held talks with Ipswich Town forward Liam Delap as they eye a potential summer move for the England U21 international.

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Delap is expected to leave Portman Road if Kieran McKenna’s side suffer an immediate relegation back down to the Championship and his situation is being closely monitored by virtually every top Premier League club.

Current ETV

Liam Delap

F (C), AM (R)

Ipswich Town

Liam Delap

F (C), AM (R)

Ipswich Town

ETV Range

€24.8M - €41.3M

Chelsea are currently considered to be the frontrunners in the race to sign the 21-year-old and FootballTransfers understands that he is Enzo Maresca’s top target for the summer window as the Blues look to bring a new centre forward to Stamford Bridge.

However, the west London giants are set to face significant competition for Delap’s signature amid interest from across England.

In fact, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur are all interested in signing Delap this summer.

That is according to TBR Football, who claim that Delap is “open” to joining any Premier League club when the 2024-25 season concludes.

Ipswich are reportedly set to demand a transfer fee of at least €48 million (£40m) for Delap, with Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd and Spurs already in talks with the player’s representatives.

Delap has scored 10 goals in 28 Premier League appearances so far this season and his Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) has risen to €33m following his impressive start to life at Ipswich.

Arsenal look for Mykhailo Mudryk revenge

Although Chelsea are currently leading the race for Delap’s signature, Arsenal are reportedly in talks over a summer move for the 21-year-old amid their pursuit of a new striker.

Benjamin Sesko and Alexander Isak are also on Mikel Arteta’s radar, but the Gunners are eyeing a potential deal for Delap as they seek to exact revenge on Chelsea.

The Blues famously hijacked Arsenal’s move for Mykhailo Mudryk in January 2023 and the north London giants are now looking to do the same to Chelsea with Delap.