Why Nottingham Forest are breaking their transfer record for Liam Delap

Liam Delap scored one goal in 28 Premier League
appearances for Chelsea - Bradley Collyer/PA

Nottingham Forest are smashing their club-record transfer fee to sign Chelsea striker Liam Delap for £45m, and it ends a lengthy pursuit by both the club and their head coach Oliver Glasner.

Last summer Delap held talks with Forest and Glasner, while he was in charge at Crystal Palace, before he opted to join his mentor and former Manchester City Under-21 coach Enzo Maresca at Stamford Bridge.

It is understood that Palace were the closest to persuading the former England Under-21 international to choose them ahead of Chelsea. He was impressed by Glasner and his plans for how he would become a focal point of his team at Selhurst Park.

By John Percy

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