Delap heads to Forest for £50m as Chelsea open talks to sell Jackson to Aston Villa
Forest to pay club-record £45m plus £5m in add-ons West Ham’s Diouf likely to join Brentford soon Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal worth £50m to sign Liam Delap from Chelsea, who have also opened talks over selling Nicolas Jackson to Aston Villa. Xabi Alonso has made João Pedro and Danny Welbeck his main strikers this season, leaving his other frontmen to seek opportunities elsewhere. Continue reading...
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- Publisher
- The Guardian
- Country
- England / United Kingdom
- Source published
- 25 Aug 2026, 18:42 UTC
- Source updated
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- Byline
- Jacob Steinberg
- Section
- Transfer window
Forest to pay club-record £45m plus £5m in add-ons West Ham’s Diouf likely to join Brentford soon Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal worth £50m to sign Liam Delap from Chelsea, who have also opened talks over selling Nicolas Jackson to Aston Villa. Xabi Alonso has made João Pedro and Danny Welbeck his main strikers this season, leaving his other frontmen to seek opportunities elsewhere. Continue reading...
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Delap heads to Forest for £50m as Chelsea open talks to sell Jackson to Aston Villa
Forest to pay club-record £45m plus £5m in add-ons West Ham’s Diouf likely to join Brentford soon Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal worth £50m to sign Liam Delap from Chelsea, who have also opened talks over selling Nicolas Jackson to Aston Villa. Xabi Alonso has made João Pedro and Danny Welbeck his main strikers this season, leaving his other frontmen to seek opportunities elsewhere. Continue reading...
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Delap heads to Forest for £50m as Chelsea open talks to sell Jackson to Aston Villa
Forest to pay club-record £45m plus £5m in add-ons West Ham’s Diouf likely to join Brentford soon Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal worth £50m to sign Liam Delap from Chelsea, who have also opened talks over selling Nicolas Jackson to Aston Villa. Xabi Alonso has made João Pedro and Danny Welbeck his main strikers this season, leaving his other frontmen to seek opportunities elsewhere. Forest were one of several c
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