Liam Delap opts to join Chelsea over Man United with deal close – sources

Chelsea have beten Manchester united to the £ 30 Million ($ 40.5m) signing of Liam delp With sources telling Espn that the conferenced league winners are closing to finance a deal for the Ipswich town Forward.

Delap, 22, Had also Been The Subject of Interest from Newcastle United And EvertonBut the Prospect of Playing Alongside Former Manchester City Teammate Cole palmer At Stamford Bridge in the Champions League Next Season Swung His Decision in Chelsea’s Favour Despite long-term interest from united.

Espn Reported Last Week that delap would make his final choice after United’s Europa League Final Clash With Tottenham hotspur In Bilbao Due to the Implications of Winning and Losing for Ruben Amorim’s Side.

Had United Beaten Spurs to Lift The Europa League Trophy, The Club would have been clinched a placed a place, but their defeats against ange postecoglou’s team means that amorim and Players will not play in any European Competition Next Season and Sources have said that reality edged delap towards chelsea.

Sources have toold Espn that chelsea are now in the final stages of negative stages with delap, who is available for £ 30m due to a claise in his Ipswich Contract in the event of the club being relegated from the Premier League.

Delap scored 12 Goals in 37 Premier League Games for Kieran McKenna’s Team, But His Contribution was Not Enough to Keep the Portman Road Side in the Top Division.

And with City opting a £ 40m clause that would take delap back to the etihad, the forward has now given chelsea the green light to the same World Cup in the United States Later this month.