Done deal · 2026

Liam Delap completes €53m move to Nottingham Forest

Chelsea → Nottingham Forest · €53m · Value €49m · Confirmed

Confirmed 27 Aug 2026

Liam Delap, a forward, has completed a move from Chelsea to Nottingham Forest for €53m, confirmed 27 Aug 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: Ben Jacobs, 24 Aug 2026, 2 days before completion.

How the deal happened

• Interest · 24 Aug 2026 · BBC Sport, John Percy
• Talks · 24 Aug 2026 · Ben Jacobs, Graeme Bailey, Florian Plettenberg, Fabrizio Romano, John Percy, Guardian Sport
• Agreed · 25 Aug 2026 · Nizaar Kinsella, BBC Sport
• Here we go · 25 Aug 2026 · John Percy, Fabrizio Romano, Ben Jacobs, Florian Plettenberg, Sky Sports News, Nizaar Kinsella
• Signed · 27 Aug 2026 · Fabrizio Romano, BBC Sport, Sky Sports News, Nizaar Kinsella, Alfredo Pedulla, Guardian Sport

More business at Nottingham Forest and Chelsea

• Michael Noonan: Shamrock Rovers → Nottingham Forest · 30 Sept 2026
• Landon Emenalo: Chelsea → Celtic · Loan · 2 Sept 2026
• Shumaira Mheuka: Chelsea → Celtic · Loan · 2 Sept 2026
• Arnaud Kalimuendo: Rennes → Nottingham Forest · €30m · 1 Sept 2026
• Morato: Nottingham Forest → West Ham United · Loan + option to buy · 1 Sept 2026
• Zach Abbott: Nottingham Forest → Southampton · Loan + option to buy · 1 Sept 2026
• Dário Essugo: Chelsea → Strasbourg · Loan · 1 Sept 2026
• Dujuan Richards: Chelsea → AFC Wimbledon · Loan · 1 Sept 2026

• Liam Delap profile, value & stats
• Nottingham Forest transfers & squad
• Chelsea transfers & squad
• Done Deals · every completed transfer & spend tracker

See the full completed-deal record and more business at both clubs. Open on transfertracker.ai