Tag: Liam

Liam Delap signs for Nottingham Forest: From Harry Kane’s successor to Chelsea outcast – can he thrive at new club?
27 August 2026 Off

Liam Delap signs for Nottingham Forest: From Harry Kane’s successor to Chelsea outcast – can he thrive at new club?

By Total Football News

“Can Liam play for the biggest clubs in the country, the biggest clubs in the world? He certainly can. I fully believe that.” The words of McKenna when Delap began to be linked with a raft of top-flight teams towards the end of 2024-25.

The son of former Derby County defender Rory ultimately opted for Stamford Bridge.

The decision to join a congested Chelsea squad as a still-raw talent was

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Liam Delap transfer: Nottingham Forest agree club-record deal to sign Chelsea striker | Football News
26 August 2026 Off

Liam Delap transfer: Nottingham Forest agree club-record deal to sign Chelsea striker | Football News

By Total Football News

Nottingham Forest have agreed a club-record £50m deal to sign Liam Delap from Chelsea.

The transfer is understood to be worth at least £45m, which could reach £50m with add-ons.

The striker is scheduled to have a medical on Wednesday.

Delap had interest from a number of other Premier League clubs, including Everton, but Forest have secured his signing.

Chelsea signed Delap last summer for £30m from Ipswich and valued

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Liam Delap: Nottingham Forest working on deal for Chelsea striker
24 August 2026 Off

Liam Delap: Nottingham Forest working on deal for Chelsea striker

By Total Football News

Nottingham Forest are working on a deal to sign Chelsea striker Liam Delap.

The 23-year-old has been made available for sale by Chelsea for £50m and is training separately from the first-team squad.

It remains unclear whether the talks are over a permanent transfer or a loan move, but the two clubs are known to have a positive working relationship.

Delap was left out of Chelsea‘s squad for Monday’s

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Chelsea transfer news: Liam Delap and Pedro Neto move closer to exit door – Paper Talk | Football News
16 August 2026 Off

Chelsea transfer news: Liam Delap and Pedro Neto move closer to exit door – Paper Talk | Football News

By Total Football News

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspapers…

Transfer news

Nottingham Forest have joined the race to sign Liam Delap from Chelsea – talkSPORT.

Manchester City face competition from Al Hilal to sign Pedro Neto from Chelsea – talkSPORT.

Christopher Nkunku has been deemed surplus to requirements at AC Milan and Newcastle are among the teams linked to signing him this summer – Daily Mirror.

Chrstian Kofane‘s

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Sheffield United 2-3 Preston: Liam Lindsay scores twice in North End win
26 April 2026 Off

Sheffield United 2-3 Preston: Liam Lindsay scores twice in North End win

By Total Football News

The two sides began the day side-by-side in the table after taking contrasting routes through the campaign.

North End were fourth in mid-January but three wins in their past 18 had seen the season fizzle out, while the Blades’ shocking start with 11 defeats in their first 14 matches was too big a handicap to overcome.

Lindsay’s previous Championship goal was in April 2025 but he ended that drought when

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Norwich City 2-1 Derby County: Liam Gibbs bags winner for Norwich
22 April 2026 Off

Norwich City 2-1 Derby County: Liam Gibbs bags winner for Norwich

By Total Football News

Liam Gibbs scored his first Norwich City goal in three years to help beat Derby County at Carrow Road and realistically end the Rams’ Championship play-off hopes.

Mohamed Toure missed a penalty before opening the scoring with his ninth goal in his past 10 Norwich appearances before David Ozoh, who netted the winner when the sides last met, levelled.

Gibbs then picked the perfect moment to end his goal drought

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Sheffield Wednesday: Liam Palmer set to play 500th game for Owls
10 March 2026 Off

Sheffield Wednesday: Liam Palmer set to play 500th game for Owls

By Total Football News

Sheffield Wednesday captain Liam Palmer is set to make his 500th appearance for the club when they take on Watford in the Championship on Tuesday (19:45 GMT).

The 34-year-old will become just the fourth player to reach that tally for the Owls since their founding in 1867.

“This being my 500th [appearance] at Hillsborough, leading the team out will be right up there with the best of [my Wednesday memories],”

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Swansea City 1-1 Preston North End: Liam Cullen rescues Snoop Dogg’s Swans party against Preston
25 February 2026 Off

Swansea City 1-1 Preston North End: Liam Cullen rescues Snoop Dogg’s Swans party against Preston

By Total Football News

Midweek Championship fixtures do not tend to generate this much fanfare but, then again, most matches in this division do not have rap royalty in the stands.

Fans had queued outside the Swansea.com Stadium five hours before kick-off to see Snoop, the man who had sold more than 35 million records and was now responsible for a surge in ticket sales in south Wales.

Each seat was adorned with a

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Coventry City defenders Milan van Ewijk, Jay Dasilva and Liam Kitching sign new deals
20 February 2026 Off

Coventry City defenders Milan van Ewijk, Jay Dasilva and Liam Kitching sign new deals

By Total Football News

Coventry City defenders Milan van Ewijk, Jay Dasilva and Liam Kitching have signed new undisclosed length contracts with the Championship leaders.

The Sky Blues returned to the top of the table on Monday with a win over Middlesbrough, and have now moved to secure three important players for the future.

Van Ewijk, 25, has made 131 appearances since joining from Heerenveen in the summer of 2023.

Wales international Dasilva, 27,

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Chelsea news: Former Hull City vice-chairman Kesler reveals how Tigers helped Liam Rosenior
12 February 2026 Off

Chelsea news: Former Hull City vice-chairman Kesler reveals how Tigers helped Liam Rosenior

By Total Football News

Former Hull City vice-chairman Tan Kesler has revealed how “really ambitious” Liam Rosenior became a success in management.

The 41-year-old is now in charge of Chelsea and will lead his side into an FA Cup fourth‑round tie at his former club, where he made 161 appearances as a player between 2010 and 2015.

Having previously served only as caretaker manager at Derby County in League One, Rosenior was appointed by

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