Chelsea, Liam Delap
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After one feisty exchange between the two, Senesi landed awkwardly on Delap leaving the striker in real pain. The 22-year-old was left clutching his right shoulder as he left the pitch after 31 minutes, replaced by Marc Guiu.
Chelsea are hopeful that Liam Delap will have recovered in four weeks from his shoulder injury, which is not as bad as first feared. The striker had to be substituted 31 minutes into Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Bournemouth after Cherries defender Marcos Senesi landed awkwardly on Delap.
Mick Brown believes Chelsea are concerned about Liam Delap following his latest injury blow and reported interest from Aston Villa.
CHELSEA are set to be without Liam Delap for an extended period of time once again. The £30million striker dislocated his shoulder in the 0-0 draw with Bournemouth on Saturday. According to
Chelsea are now leading the race to sign a "superstar" Premier League player, who wants to leave his current club. The Blues brought a four-game winless run across all competitions to an end on Saturday afternoon, courtesy of a 2-0 victory against Everton at Stamford Bridge, with goals from Cole Palmer and Malo Gusto securing all three points.
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Liam Delap to be out ‘no longer than four weeks’ with shoulder injury — report
Liam Delap was Chelsea’s first signing of the summer transfer window as the club moved quickly to address what was seen as a primary area of weakness last season, striker. João Pedro soon followed, with Nicolas Jackson hitting the old dusty trail on (at least for now).
Liam Delap ’s shoulder injury has given Chelsea a decision to make ahead of the January transfer window, but they do not intend on changing their plans. The 22-year-old started away at Bournemouth on Saturday but had to be taken off just after the half-hour mark.
Chelsea have no plans to recall Nicolas Jackson from his loan spell at Bayern Munich or to push through a move for Strasbourg's Emmanuel Emegha to cover Liam Delap's injury. The Blues will continue with Marc Guiu,