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Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Fans spot Liam Delap's telling reaction and say the same thing after Chelsea striker watched Joao Pedro's goal in win over Bayer Leverkusen
Footage of Liam Delap reacting to Joao Pedro's goal in Chelsea 's friendly victory over Bayer Leverkusen has caused quite the stir on social media. Enzo Maresca 's side cruised to a dominant 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Friday after wonderkid Estevao scored on his electric debut and Pedro added the second. All eyes were on Estevao after he tapped home when Cole Palmer 's effort cracked against the woodwork, but attention shifted to fellow new boy Pedro late in the second half, the substitute having doubled the Blues' lead on 90 minutes. Pedro was introduced in place of Delap, who was unable to find the back of the net. The frontman, signed from Ipswich this summer, was given his first home start and recorded two efforts on target. Just his second touch of the game saw him test goalkeeper Mark Flekken, who later spread himself to deny Delap in style. Pedro then showed the £30million man how it was done, composing himself inside the penalty area before coolly picking out the bottom left corner. Look at Delap's reaction😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 — CherkiSharingan (@pureballersonly) August 8, 2025 Chelsea fans spotted Liam Delap's reaction to Joao Pedro's goal against Bayer Leverkusen Delap was given his first start at Stamford Bridge but couldn't convert his two big chances Delap's subsequent reaction on the bench was caught on camera, and social media users were quick to have their say, insisting he was already regretting the move. 'Yeah, he's like, "Damn, it will take a little while,' said one user. Another added: 'He's starting to regret his decision already.' A third said: 'Guy knows he's second choice already.' However, other supporters believe Delap was right to remain stony-faced. 'Rather that than him cheesing,' added another. 'Knows he needs to step it up.' A fifth user agreed, saying: 'This is what we want, healthy competition in positions.' Delap elected to move to Stamford Bridge despite interest from both Manchester United and Newcastle, and signed a lucrative six-year contract. After scoring 12 goals in his 37 top-flight appearances last season, he was recruited to provide competition for Nicolas Jackson. However, it has since emerged that Jackson will look to leave this summer. As exclusively reported by Daily Mail Sport, Jackson was left out of the squad at Stamford Bridge and the club are now helping him secure a move away. We can also reveal Jackson trained solo at Cobham on Friday while everyone else's focus was on their 7pm clash with Bundesliga giants Leverkusen. It comes with the Senegal international having officially told the club's hierarchy that he is keen to explore a transfer elsewhere this month. Chelsea are currently in talks with clubs from the Premier League and in Europe and will sanction a sale if they deem it to be in the club's best interests.
Reuters
an hour ago
- Reuters
Ter Stegen back as Barcelona captain after signing LaLiga medical authorisation
Aug 8 (Reuters) - Barcelona have reinstated Marc-Andre ter Stegen as first-team captain after announcing on Friday that the goalkeeper has authorised the club to send his medical report to LaLiga. The announcement comes after Ter Stegen hit back at suggestions he is to blame for Barcelona's inability to register new players, insisting that his back surgery and recovery timeline were fully approved by the club. The German's three-month rehabilitation created an unexpected headache for Barcelona, who had asked him to sign a long-term medical leave that would allow them to clear 80% of his wages until mid-season and comply with LaLiga's Financial Fair Play rules, thereby allowing them to register new players. But Ter Stegen's announcement on social media that he would be sidelined for only three months irked the club management as LaLiga rules require a player to remain out of action for at least four months to be considered a long-term injury. The disagreement led to the 33-year-old being stripped of the club's captaincy on Thursday. "The Club announces that the player Marc-Andre ter Stegen has signed the authorisation necessary for the Club to send La Liga the medical report relating to his surgery," Barcelona said in a statement. "The disciplinary case has been closed and the player is captain of the first team once again with immediate effect." Ter Stegen was adamant that club officials had always been kept in the loop about his treatment and rehabilitation. "The decision to undergo surgery was made after consultation with medical professionals and fully approved by the club," Ter Stegen said earlier on Friday in a statement on Instagram. "Moreover, I announced publicly the minimum recovery timing that I shall need after that, which had been communicated to me by most reputed experts and always in coordination with the club." Barca signed 24-year-old goalkeeper Joan Garcia from local rivals Espanyol last month while Marcus Rashford was signed on loan from Manchester United. However, both players are yet to be registered with the new LaLiga season kicking off on August 15. Despite Ter Stegen signing the authorisation, LaLiga's Medical Committee must still rule on his case, with their estimated recovery time for the goalkeeper determining whether Barcelona can use part of his salary to register new signings. The controversy highlights Barcelona's financial struggles as they battle to register new signings once again. Last season, the club approached Spain's National Sports Council to allow them to field Dani Olmo and Pau Victor until the end of the season after LaLiga said they did not have the capacity to register the two players based on their accounts.
The Guardian
an hour ago
- The Guardian
Downbeat Howe ‘doesn't know what future holds' for Isak at Newcastle
Alexander Isak's old poster boy image has been removed from the plateglass windows of Newcastle's club store and, judging by Eddie Howe's demeanour on Friday night, the Sweden striker could soon be erased from the attacking roll call. Isak, currently engaged in a standoff with the club as he tries to force a move to Liverpool, was nowhere to be seen as Newcastle drew 2-2 with Espanyol in a St James' Park friendly. Not that his absence prevented the night's subtext being all about the man who was not there. Afterwards Howe admitted he 'does not know what the future holds' for Isak after revealing he will continue to train in isolation next week. 'We've had discussions and it's clear we can't involve him in the group at the moment,' said Newcastle's manager. 'I don't know how long that will last. He is training later than the rest of the squad. 'From our perspective we'd like to see him back with the team but the situation has to be right for the team. He's contracted to us so, of course, there's a chance he could play for Newcastle again. But I don't know what the future holds.' Given Newcastle's ongoing struggles to sign a replacement, Howe was asked if he could simply insist that a player who swerved the club's pre-season tour of Singapore and South Korea should honour his deal but the manager, who said he did not think the board had yet disciplined the 25-year-old, demurred. 'It's not that straightforward,' he said. 'We'd have done that if we could but we're not currently in a position to do that. 'The team has, of course, been disrupted by this. But that doesn't mean we can't overcome this and come back even stronger.' The sight of more than 20,000 empty seats on Friday night at a customarily full arena will alarm Newcastle's Saudi Arabian ownership but the sparse crowd was arguably more about Howe saving most of his first XI for Saturday afternoon's second La Liga friendly against Atlético Madrid than an outright mutiny at an admittedly dismal transfer window ahead of a Champions League campaign. In Isak's absence, and with his fellow striker Callum Wilson having moved to West Ham, the endearingly enthusiastic but hugely inexperienced Will Osula led the attacking line as Newcastle, with the outstanding Lewis Miley looking like an England central midfielder in the making, were left without a victory in this troubled pre-season. With a decent striker on the pitch they would arguably have won. The only problem is that the entire No 9 species seem to have developed an allergy to Tyneside. Bryan Mbeumo, João Pedro, Liam Delap and Benjamin Sesko rank among those forwards who have turned Newcastle down and the St James' Park board will not countenance selling Isak to Anfield for a sum well in excess of £110m until two new attacking faces are secured. With the transfer window's closure fast approaching it is all turning into a race against the clock, not to mention a game of who blinks first. Despite excluding Isak from a training ground barbecue last week in the wake of the striker's unsanctioned trip to train alone at his old club Real Sociedad, Howe still does not know where the striker who scored 27 goals for him last season will be playing when Liverpool visit at the end of the month. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion Despite, albeit weakening, protestations to the contrary, Howe's demeanour suggested that he feels he, and his dressing room, would be infinitely better off without a player who has evidently checked out, mentally at least, from Tyneside. It would surely be much better to reinvest Liverpool's fee on some decent new players – the Coventry midfielder Jack Rudoni anyone? – and create a new hero or two. Although last night's good humoured, family dominated, crowd of just over 30,000 was not exactly typical of the more vehemently partisan Premier League crew, there is a sense that many Newcastle fans have already loosened the emotional ties that until very recently bound them tightly to Isak. Granted they feel more than a little let down but there is a mood of almost shrugging acceptance that Liverpool have turned his head and they will never sing their former anthem, 'Gimme, gimme a striker from Sweden' Abba style again. Should Yoane Wissa, Ollie Watkins, Nicolas Jackson – (not that Newcastle fans seem overly keen on him) – Jørgen Strand Larsen, Samu Aghehowa, Gonçalo Ramos or any other potential attacking recruits start scoring regularly it will surely be a case of 'the king is dead, long live the king'. In any case Howe already has a Targett on his side. Matt, a veteran full-back, operating on the left of a midfield three, discovered his latent Isak streak as he met Miley's cross to head Newcastle level after Edu Expósito has expertly half-volleyed Espanyol into the lead. After that Newcastle's impressive debutant in goal, Southampton loanee Aaron Ramsdale, saved Javi Puado's penalty before Murphy's goal preceded Kike García's deserved leveller. There is evidently much work to be done on Tyneside before next weekend's Premier League opener at Aston Villa. 'The balance of our squad isn't quite right,' said Howe. 'But I'm hopeful we can adjust that in the next couple of weeks.'
