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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Matt Verri

Chelsea: Olivier Giroud sends message to Liam Delap over 'cursed' No9 shirt

Olivier Giroud has dismissed the idea of Chelsea’s number nine shirt being cursed as he backed Liam Delap to deliver at Stamford Bridge.

Delap has signed a six-year deal at Chelsea after the Blues activated the £30m release clause in his Ipswich contract.

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