“Worries me” – Theo Walcott disappointed Arsenal didn’t move for “really good” Chelsea ace

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·15 de junio de 2025

“Worries me” – Theo Walcott disappointed Arsenal didn’t move for “really good” Chelsea ace

Theo Walcott has admitted Liam Delap signing for Chelsea “worries him” and he was disappointed Arsenal didn’t try and sign the striker.

Chelsea made Delap their first summer signing after completing a deal worth £30m with Ipswich and he could make his debut in the Club World Cup against Los Angeles FC on Monday night.

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The Blues will be delighted to have secured one of Enzo Maresca’s top targets and they beat off strong interest from the likes of Manchester United and Newcastle.

Walcott worried by Liam Delap joining Chelsea

Chelsea paid the price at times last season for not having an alternative to Nicolas Jackson, but they moved quickly this summer by bringing Delap in.

Delap impressed in his debut Premier League season scoring 12 goals, and he will add a much needed different dimension to Chelsea’s attack.

Cole Palmer believes Delap is one of the best strikers in the league, whilst Maresca is a big fan having coached him in the academy at Manchester City.

Delap trained with his Chelsea team mates in America on Saturday.

Alan Shearer believes the signing was a no brainer and former Arsenal star Walcott has admitted Delap joining Chelsea “worries” him.

“Delap going to Chelsea worries me as an Arsenal fan,” he told The Athletic.

“I know they have been going for that No 9, that Didier Drogba type, it’s that curse of the No 9. Delap can break that curse because he’s a really good striker. He’s the next one after Harry Kane for England.

“[It] disappoints me as an Arsenal fan if you don’t go after someone like that. You can see it in him as well, you can see his fight. He doesn’t care who he plays against.”