Manchester United dey continue dia pre-season preparations with friendly against Spanish giants Atletico Madrid on Saturday. Di Red Devils bin lose 1-0 to Championship side Wrexham for dia first friendly of summer, but dem bounce back with sweet 5-0 victory over Norwegian team Rosenborg on Friday.
Michael Carrick go hope to see im side build on dat performance when dem face Atletico, before more friendly matches against Paris Saint-Germain, Leeds United and AC Milan. But for meantime, we don hear say Manchester United don make dia decision on wether to pursue one of dia former transfer targets.
According to TEAMtalk, di people wey dey handle Man United recruitment don decide not to pursue move to sign striker Liam Delap from Chelsea dis summer. Delap bin be target for Manchester United before im 2025 move to Chelsea, while im dey with im former club Ipswich Town.
Di Englishman score 12 Premier League goals during 2024/25 campaign, despite Ipswich Town relegation. But im move to Stamford Bridge no don go as planned, as di striker only net three times in 47 games for Chelsea so far.
Dem claim say Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso don decide say Delap fit leave di club dis summer, and di player representatives don dey contact potential suitors. Delap representatives don dey talk to Leeds United as well as Manchester United, but di latter don decide not to explore move for di player at dis time.
Di Englishman get contract at Stamford Bridge until end of 2030/31 campaign, but e look like im go depart di club during current transfer window.
