Delap joins Forest in club-record £50m deal

Nottingham Forest break their transfer record to land Chelsea striker Liam Delap.

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What happened. Nottingham Forest have agreed a £50m deal to sign Liam Delap from Chelsea, with the fee a club record.

• Delap joined Chelsea from Ipswich for £30m last summer.
• He has struggled for game time at Chelsea this season.
• Chelsea have opened talks to sell Nicolas Jackson to Aston Villa.

Delap will seek regular football at Forest, while Chelsea continue to reshape their attack.

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