The latest Liam Delap injury news could well shape how Chelsea act in the final days of the transfer window, as the young English forward hobbled off against Fulham on Saturday.
Delap, 22, held his right hamstring as he raced onto a ball over the top in the first half.
He went down and stayed down as he was subbed off.
Liam Delap injury news latest
Speaking after the game Enzo Maresca confirmed it was a hamstring injury and is concerned Delap could be out for up to two months.
“Hamstring. Was full speed. Hopefully it is not long but this kind of injury is always can be six to eight weeks,” Maresca told TNT Sports in the UK.
Chelsea will be sweating on the fitness of Delap as they have a whole bunch of wingers and attacking midfielders, but Delap and Joao Pedro are their only proper center forwards in the squad.
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Christopher Nkunku was sold to AC Milan, while Nicolas Jackson was due to join Bayern Munich on loan.
But reports from David Ornstein and Sky Sports News claim that Chelsea have now told Jackson he can’t join Bayern due to the injury to Delap, even though TV cameras showed the Senegal forward in Munich on Saturday ready to complete the deal.
Chelsea are pulling out of Nicolas Jackson's proposed loan deal to Bayern Munich, Sky Sports News understands 🚨
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) August 30, 2025
They have asked Jackson to return from Germany after Liam Delap picked up an injury in Saturday's 2-0 win at Fulham. pic.twitter.com/OwfVn7h6SC
With Delap out, plus Cole Palmer also out injured, Chelsea have lost key attackers and even though they have so many forward players (Alejandro Garnacho has joined too) they would prefer to have Joao Pedro playing as a secondary striker rather than up top.
With Palmer and now Delap out injured early in the season, it does beg the question: are Chelsea’s players suffering injuries due to a lack of time off this summer as they played in, and won, the FIFA Club World Cup?
Tyrique George, 19, came on for Delap to play up front, but he struggled and long-term Pedro could play up top if Delap is out for a while.
With Garnacho arriving, Chelsea have another attacking option and have so many great wingers. But Delap’s injury appears to have opened the door for Jackson to play some part this season. Whether or not he will be happy with that remains to be seen. And Chelsea’s preference is probably to sign one more striker and move Jackson on permanently.
