Delap done - which other strikers will be wanted this summer?

The conflict for Liam Delap is complete - aft nan 22-year-old striker moved to Chelsea from Ipswich for £30m.

Conference League winners Chelsea hit nan likes of Manchester United, Newcastle and Everton to Delap's signature to go nan first Premier League nine to motion a high-profile striker this summer.

But pinch nan clubs that missed retired connected Delap - positive Arsenal and Liverpool - among those keen for other firepower, nan title to adhd those all-important other goals continues.

The first portion of nan summertime transportation model closes connected 10 June and reopens connected 16 June - pinch sides having until 1 September to bolster their squads.

So which different strikers will nan awesome sides beryllium looking at? We person focused connected 11 forwards who will beryllium successful request complete nan adjacent fewer months.

2024-25 stats (all competitions). Appearances: 48 Goals: 22 Assists: 12 Minutes per goal: 165.4

French striker Hugo Ekitike, 22, has enjoyed nan champion goalscoring play of his career, registering 22 goals and 12 assists for Eintracht Frankfurt to thief his broadside decorativeness 3rd successful nan Bundesliga and gain a Champions League place.

He has represented his state astatine under-21 level and nan 6ft 3in (1.91m) frontman has been linked pinch Chelsea and Liverpool successful caller weeks. Frankfurt person already mislaid 1 guardant to nan Premier League this season, pinch Omar Marmoush joining Manchester City - will his erstwhile team-mate subordinate him successful England?

2024-25 stats (all competitions). Appearances: 45 Goals: 34 Assists: 6 Minutes per goal: 111.9

Only England skipper Harry Kane scored much Bundesliga goals successful 2024-25 than Borussia Dortmund centre-forward Serhou Guirassy's full of 21.

He besides sewage 13 goals successful nan Champions League (joint apical pinch Barcelona's Raphinha) and that shape has put nan 29-year-old Guinea world connected nan radar of nan apical Premier League clubs.

Guirassy moved to Dortmund for only £15.4m past summertime and has a reported merchandise clause of 70m euros (£60.1m).

2024-25 stats (all competitions). Appearances: 52 Goals: 54 Assists: 12 Minutes per goal: 77.8

Former Coventry City striker Viktor Gyokeres has been successful good shape for Portuguese broadside Sporting this season, scoring an unthinkable 54 goals successful 52 matches.

The 26-year-old has been linked pinch a move to Manchester United, which would spot him reunited pinch erstwhile Sporting leader Ruben Amorim, but his goalscoring grounds is attracting clubs from crossed Europe.

His statement reportedly has a merchandise clause of 100m euros (£83.1m).

2024-25 stats (all competitions). Appearances: 46 Goals: 17 Assists: 4 Minutes per goal: 194.1

Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta enjoyed a good play and began 2025 pinch 8 goals successful his first 9 games of nan year.

He ended nan run connected 14 Premier League goals, associated 10th successful nan charts, and started Palace's 1-0 FA Cup last triumph complete Manchester City astatine Wembley arsenic nan Eagles won their first awesome trophy.

That triumph took his broadside into adjacent season's Europa League, but will that beryllium capable to person Mateta to enactment astatine Selhurst Park?

2024-25 stats (all competitions). Appearances: 42 Goals: 20 Assists: 9 Minutes per goal: 178

While not a recognised cardinal striker, Brentford's Mbeumo has been nary alien to playing that domiciled for nan Bees.

As arsenic adept connected nan right, aliases playing much centrally, Mbeumo would supply an action successful 2 positions for immoderate imaginable suitor.

Manchester United are known to beryllium willing successful nan 25-year-old Cameroon international, pinch nan likes of Arsenal and Newcastle besides linked.

With conscionable a twelvemonth near connected his contract, Brentford leader Thomas Frank has admitted nan nine are unfastened to offers for their talisman, contempt wanting to support him astatine nan club.

2024-25 stats (all competitions). Appearances: 41 Goals: 37 Assists: 7 Minutes per goal: 85.8

In 2022-23, Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen helped Napoli triumph their first Italian title since 1990, but he missed their triumph this play arsenic he had a prolific spell connected indebtedness astatine Turkish broadside Galatasaray.

The 26-year-old has been successful prolific form, and among his goals successful 2024-25 was a double successful his side's 3-2 Europa League triumph complete Tottenham successful November.

Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea are among those that person been heavy linked pinch nan player.

2024-25 stats (all competitions). Appearances: 49 Goals: 28. Assists: 9 Minutes per goal: 112.6

Italy world striker Mateo Retegui ended nan run arsenic nan apical scorer successful Serie A pinch 25 goals for Atalanta successful 2024-25, six much than immoderate different player.

The 26-year-old has played successful nan Champions League for his broadside this season, and his goals person helped them suffice for adjacent season's competition.

Will that beryllium capable for him to enactment pinch Atalanta? A big of Premier League clubs will beryllium watching pinch interest, fresh to pounce if he decides to time off Italy.

2024-25 stats (all competitions). Appearances: 45 Goals: 21 Assists: 6 Minutes per goal: 155.2

Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko has agelong been linked pinch a move to nan Premier League arsenic he continues to quickly build his estimation astatine RB Leipzig.

The 22-year-old is 6ft 5in (1.96m) and will not travel inexpensive because he signed a caller "long-term deal" pinch nan German broadside past summer.

At nan weekend, Sky successful Germany were reporting that Arsenal had begun talks pinch RB Leipzig successful an effort to motion Sesko, who has a merchandise clause worthy much than 80m euros (£67.4m).

2024-25 stats (all competitions). Appearances: 41 Goals: 15 Assists: 5 Minutes per goal: 171.1

Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, whose statement runs until June 2026, is different large target man who has been linked pinch a move to nan Premier League for a agelong time.

The 25-year-old is 6ft 3in (1.91m) and enjoyed different good play successful Italy pinch Juventus, who had signed him successful January 2022 - erstwhile Arsenal missed retired connected nan forward.

Vlahovic besides scored erstwhile Juventus hit Manchester City 2-0 successful their Champions League necktie successful December.

2024-25 stats (all competitions). Appearances: 54 Goals: 17 Assists: 14 Minutes per goal: 210.5

Arsenal made a precocious bid for England striker Ollie Watkins successful nan last fewer days of nan wintertime transportation window, pinch Aston Villa refusing nan reported £40m offer.

However, Villa's 2-0 nonaccomplishment to Manchester United connected nan last time of nan Premier League play meant Unai Emery's broadside missed retired connected a lucrative Champions League spot because their extremity quality was worse than Newcastle's.

That intends Villa will beryllium successful nan Europa League successful 2025-26, truthful will nan Gunners effort again for Watkins and person much occurrence pinch a summertime bid?

2024-25 stats (all competitions). Appearances: 39 Goals: 20 Assists: 4 Minutes per goal: 153.9

Only 5 players successful nan Premier League scored much goals successful 2024-25 than Brentford striker Yoane Wissa, who deed nan nett 19 times.

Nottingham Forest and Tottenham were willing successful nan DR Congo world striker successful nan January transportation model and Brentford, who missed retired connected European shot for adjacent season, will look a conflict to support Wissa and team-mate Mbeumo.