Ed Sheeran threatens to RUIN Chelsea's summer transfer window

Tom Weber

Updated: 31 Mar 2025 09:22 CDT
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Ed Sheeran, Enzo Maresca, Chelsea — © IMAGO

Ipswich Town are under no pressure to sell Liam Delap or any other star players, according to club chairman Mark Ashton.

The Tractor Boys' first season in the Premier League in over 20 years has not quite gone to plan. Despite huge investment in Kieran McKenna's side, it hasn't been enough to survive in the richest league in the world.

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STATS

Liam Delap

F (C), AM (R)

Ipswich Town

Liam Delap

F (C), AM (R)

Ipswich Town

28

Games
10

Goals
2

Assists

This is unsurprising considering that Ipswich were still playing in League One just two seasons ago. The Suffolk side have been the most competitive of the three promoted sides this term, but seeing how they are nine points off safety at present, it seems inevitable that they will return to the Championship.

Their undisputed star player this season has been Liam Delap, who arrived from Man City last summer. The 22-year-old has netted 10 goals in the Premier League so far and put his name firmly on the map.

Indeed, all the top sides in the division are chasing Delap's signature ahead of the upcoming window. Chelsea view him as their top target and are considered the favourites to sign him.

Ipswich won't make it easy for Chelsea

However, Ipswich chairman Mark Ashton has now insisted that the Tractor Boys won't make it easy for clubs to poach their players. Thanks to their wealthy owners, Gamechanger 20 Ltd and lifelong fan Ed Sheeran, the East Anglians are under no pressure to sell this summer.

Addressing the future of Delap, Ashton told the East Anglian Daily Times: "What I would say is that what's been reported is never quite fact. It would be remiss of me to speak about any individual player, you know I'm going to say that.

"What I can say is that in January, there were was interest in a number of our players from a number of Premier League clubs. But ownership were great. It was, 'You don't have to sell.'

"So look, we're not an easy club to buy from because we have such strong ownership. Obviously, there is always a natural point in time when a player has to move. That's the cycle of life, it's the cycle of football. But we are very, very, very well protected with all of that."