Chelsea have secured the striker they wanted this summer, signing up Liam Delap for his exceptionally cheap £30m release clause. He’s come in and taken the number 9 shirt, a bold move given there’s ...

Murphy’s Law dictates that when something can go wrong, it will. Here in the Valley of the Suns, we call it Monty’s Law, after Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams. That’s not to say he’s bad at his job.

Since Roman Abramovich’s takeover in 2003, Chelsea have consistently signed elite strikers, players who’ve led clubs and countries to silverware and are renowned for their clinical finishing. Yet, ...

Thomas Tuchel has insisted Chelsea did not deliberately leave the number nine shirt free with a future new signing in mind. Chelsea’s number nine remains vacant after Romelu Lukaku’s return to Inter ...

The stats back up Liam Delap’s decision to take the alleged cursed number nine shirt at the club after joining this summer. This news comes after Chelsea finally confirmed the arrival of striker Liam ...

Tammy Abraham has claimed he is more than ready to wear the number nine shirt at Chelsea, despite the shirt becoming somewhat of a poisoned chalice at Stamford Bridge in recent years. Abraham donned ...