I wouldn’t get upset about any player choosing to sign for Chelsea or Manchester United | OneFootball

I am reading a lot of coverage in the media about players that are claimed to be signing for Manchester United and Chelsea.

I wouldn’t get upset about it.

Liam Delap has been widely reported to have spoken to a number of Premier League clubs this past week, including Newcastle United.

Now on Thursday, BBC Sport are reporting (see below) that Liam Delap has chosen to join Chelsea and that they are now ironing out personal terms.

Meanwhile, Manchester United are said to be confident of signing Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo. The Brentford player strongly linked with Newcastle United, whilst the Wolves star is also supposedly a target for Eddie Howe.

I see Newcastle United fans getting angry about the above media stuff, why would these players not want to join Newcastle United ahead of the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United?

None of it ruffles this Magpie’s feathers.

If indeed, Mbeumo and/or Cunha had a choice of Newcastle United or Manchester United, then they decided on Old Trafford over St James’ Park, why would you be bothered?

Both of these players will be 26 years old when the 2025/26 Premier League season kicks off, moving into the key years of their careers, so if they did choose to go to Man U, what does that say about them?

Manchester United are a total shambles on and off the pitch, Sir Jim Ratcliffe has thankfully proved a total clown when working alongside his mates the Glazer, whilst Ruben Amorim has been a similar disaster.

Any player going to Old Trafford at the moment is clearly not doing it for sporting reasons, it will be only about the wages they will bank and maybe to be able to say they played for the ‘famous’ Manchester United, what the club was in the past, not what is the state of it now.

Imagine turning your back on Newcastle United who have won a trophy this season under the brilliant Eddie Howe AND have Champions League football to look forward to, to instead join the Old Trafford circus?

Signing for Chelsea is a similar but very different bizarre decision for a player such as say Liam Delap.

They sign young players on an industrial scale, especially young players where they can take advantage of what they see as a bargain price, such as a £30m release clause for Liam Delap.

Countless players signed like this by Chelsea BUT the majority of them simply to make a profit on, not to become Chelsea stars of the future. I would be surprised if Delap (assuming he goes to Chelsea) will see much action at all, certainly not starting games. No surprise if he is out on loan within 12 months to get another club paying his wages whilst at the same time inflating his value, then sell him on at a large profit, having barely started for Chelsea.

Eddie Howe and Newcastle United offer an exciting future for any signing, if they don’t want to follow in the footsteps of Isak, Tonali, Hall, Livramento, Botman, Gordon…then more fool them.

‘Chelsea look set to sign Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap after triggering the £30m release clause in his contract.

Manchester United, Everton, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest were among the clubs to have shown a serious interest in Delap, who was made available for £30m when Ipswich were relegated, while Manchester City also hold a buy-back option.

The 22-year-old joined Ipswich from Manchester City in a deal worth up to £20m last summer and was this month given permission to speak to interested clubs.