Angry Newcastle United fans all make the same point about Liam Delap now

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Newcastle United’s plans for the summer transfer window suffered an early blow after big news broke about Liam Delap. 

Delap went into the summer’s transfer window in high demand after a fine season for Ipswich on an individual basis, during which he scored 12 Premier League goals.  

Indeed, Newcastle United took note as a result. 

Newcastle held talks to sign Delap but a host of other clubs such as Everton, Manchester United and Chelsea were also credited with an interest. 

Now, the budding transfer saga appears to be coming to a close. Delap is set to join Chelsea, meaning Newcastle will go without one of their summer transfer targets. 

It’s fair to say Newcastle fans on social media are not happy. 

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Newcastle United fans tell Liam Delap he’s made a huge mistake  

Lots of supporters on social media believe Delap has made a mistake in choosing to join Chelsea.

The Blues have signed a lot of strikers over the years and only a select few have really worked out. Romelu Lukaku, Fernando Torres, Radamel Falcao and Gonzalo Higuain are among the high-profile examples of that.  

“Be at West Ham in 2 years,” joked another fan. 

One supporter added: “He’ll end up like Tosin, who also chose Chelsea over us. Now he rots on the bench. Same will happen with Delap.”

“Loaned to Strasbourg in 2 years,” added one fan.

Why Liam Delap rejected Newcastle United for Chelsea

Reports have claimed that Delap rejected Newcastle because he wanted first-team football.

Newcastle had wanted to play Delap and Alexander Isak together but it seems the presence of the Swede reportedly put him off a move to St James’ Park. 

Sadly, that might be a problem Newcastle encounter this summer. When fully fit, Isak is simply too good to drop and a striker who would feasibly start elsewhere may be put off a move to Newcastle as a result.

Joining Chelsea is a risk given their transfer record with strikers. However, it might be slightly more calculated a gamble than moving to Newcastle and risking not starting too often.