Chelsea will be aiming to ride a wave of positivity into the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as they attempt to leave their mark on the reformatted tournament in the United States. Qualifying for the Champions League and winning the Europa Conference League made for the perfect end to the 2024–25 campaign for the Blues,

Delap has signed a six-year deal at Chelsea after the Blues activated the £30m release clause in his Ipswich contract.

Chelsea have signed a “fantastic” player in Liam Delap.

Ticket sales are so sluggish, the Athletic reported, fewer than a third of the 65,326 seats for Saturday’s opening game had been sold less than 10 days before the game.