Speaker 1: Nottingham Forest are gearing up to enter direct high stakes
Speaker 1: contact with Chelsea's executive board immediately following the conclusion of
Speaker 1: their fixture with sporting directors locked in to push a
Speaker 1: permanent deal for striker Liam de Lap across the finish line.
Speaker 1: The Tricky Trees have aggressively searched to the front of
Speaker 1: the queue in the race for the twenty three year
Speaker 1: old English center forward, successfully leapfrugging several rival Premier League
Speaker 1: suitors who were monitoring his situation. De Lap's tenure at
Speaker 1: Stamford Bridge turned turbulent under Zabi Alonso, where he found
Speaker 1: himself isolated from the Corps first team plans and left
Speaker 1: out of match day squads. This unexpected freeze out opened
Speaker 1: the door for a rapid departure just a single year
Speaker 1: after his high profile thirty million pounds switch from ipswich Town,
Speaker 1: where he had initially caught the eye with his relentless
Speaker 1: physical power and predatory instincts inside the box. Behind the scenes,
Speaker 1: Nottingham Forest's recruitment hierarchy has identified De Lap as the
Speaker 1: exact profileile needed to spearhead their attacking line, offering the
Speaker 1: physical focal point and pressing intensity that manager Nuno Asserrato
Speaker 1: Santo demands. While Chelsea initially placed a steep valuation on
Speaker 1: the young forward to recoup their initial investment, ongoing dialogue
Speaker 1: has steadily narrowed the divide. The upcoming direct face to
Speaker 1: face negotiations will focus on fine tuning the guaranteed base fee,
Speaker 1: performance milestones and structured payment installments to ensure all boxes
Speaker 1: are checked before the transfer windows slams shut. For de Lap,
Speaker 1: the opportunity to secure a fresh start at the City
Speaker 1: Ground represents an invaluable career lifeline. Eager to put his
Speaker 1: Stamford Bridge frustrations behind him, the striker is fully receptive
Speaker 1: to the move and excited by the prospect of holding
Speaker 1: down a leading role in a competitive Premier League. Side.
Speaker 1: Legal teams, agents and club intermediaries are standing by to
Speaker 1: process final contracts and schedule medical examinations as Forest close
Speaker 1: in on one of their most significant window acquisitions.