Man United target Liam Delap celebrates scoring. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Joe Cole will be shocked if Chelsea do not sign 'young Alan Shearer' this summer

Originally posted on Chelsea News | By Simon Phillips | Last updated May 29, 2025 8:35 AM ET

Former Chelsea winger Joe Cole will be shocked if Chelsea do not sign ‘young Alan Shearer’ in the summer transfer window.

This news comes after Chelsea beat Real Betis to win the Conference League on Wednesday night after being a goal down at half time and turning it around.

The Blues ended up winning the game 4-1 in the end after a bit of a Cole Palmer masterclass in the second half, providing two beautiful assists for his team mates to grab crucial goals.

Although head coach Enzo Maresca is once again not willing to get carried away after this by insisting that Chelsea’s target for next season is not going to be winning the Champions League!

Cole will be stunned

Cole, who was reporting on the game last night for TNT Sports, admits that he will be stunned if Chelsea do not sign Liam Delap from Ipswich Town this summer.

Delap of course has been heavily linked with making a move to Chelsea in the summer window, and Cole believes it is just destined to happen.

“I’ll actually be stunned if [Delap] isn’t at Chelsea,” he told TNT Sports.

Young Alan Shearer

Co-presenting with Cole was Steve Sidwell and Michail Antonio, who were both full of praise for Delap.

Antonio said on Delap:

“He’s young, he’s hungry, he’s someone that the coach can develop.

“He kind of reminds me of a young Alan Shearer that was at Southampton and then went to Blackburn. Just robust, an out-and-out number nine, knows where the goal is, can score a goal.”

“He is an old-school number nine,” added the Hammers’ frontman. “With the amount of goals he got for Ipswich, if he was at a bigger club he would probably get double.”

This article first appeared on Chelsea News and was syndicated with permission.

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