Prices have gone through the roof, money is being splashed around every transfer window, and yet, whenever certain deals go through, many people are perfectly justified in asking themselves: what on earth are the English doing?!There is no way to find a clear thread here, let alone a logical explanation for everything. Just look at this: Liam Delap joined Chelsea last summer, made 47 appearances, and scored just three goals during that entire spell. A miserable return. His five assists hardly do much to improve the impression. And now, a striker who has shown very little is about to command a record fee…🚨🌳 BREAKING: Nottingham Forest reach verbal agreement to sign Liam Delap from Chelsea, here we go!Fee around £45m as @JPercyTelegraph reported, medical booked and #NFFC ready to proceed with formal steps.Delap said yes to Forest project after speaking to Oliver Glasner. pic.twitter.com/KImPuy63q5— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 25, 2026 t>It was already clear a few days ago that Liam Delap was on his way out when Joao Pedro signed a new contract with the London club and was handed the No. 9 shirt. That number had previously belonged to Delap.At the time, there was talk of Chelsea loaning him to Nottingham Forest with a potential option to buy, but that will not be the case. The Tricky Trees will now sign him permanently, making him the biggest incoming transfer in the club's history.There are two versions of the story, but essentially nothing changes. The initial reports claimed that Nottingham Forest would pay £45 million, or around €52 million, but new details have emerged suggesting the fee will actually be £50 million, which works out at roughly €58 million.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Chelsea bought Delap from Ipswich for €35.5 million last summer, he showed virtually nothing at Stamford Bridge, and Forest are now set to make him their record signing. On top of that, the deal will place him among Chelsea's ten biggest sales. Some things are genuinely difficult to explain.The medical will be completed within the next 24 hours and, if Delap passes, Oliver Glasner will finally get his man. He wanted to bring him to Crystal Palace as well, but that move never happened. Still, with the Selhurst Park side, he managed to win three trophies: the Conference League, FA Cup and Community Shield.Those achievements have made him a highly sought-after manager, while he has not exactly spent lavishly during his short time in Nottingham. The club's coffers have hardly been emptied. Nottingham Forest have spent around €60 million this summer, signing Ousmane Diomande from Sporting Lisbon for €40 million and Gustavo Sa from Famalicao for roughly half that amount. Now, that spending limit is about to be raised.Can someone PLEASE explain what the hell is going on with Premier League transfer fees?! 😭💰Savinho joined Man City for around £20M in 2024, completely stunk the place out for two seasons, scored just SEVEN goals in 84 games… and has now been sold to Tottenham for £85M. 🤯… pic.twitter.com/zbDfHgZGZk— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Footballtweet) August 25, 2026 It is no wonder that they can afford to open their wallets so widely at the City Ground, given that they have sold players for a combined €156.5 million during this transfer window. But does a striker with such a modest record really warrant that kind of investment? Especially when they already have Arnaut Kalimuendo, who has impressed Glasner, as well as Igor Jesus and Chris Wood…##NAJAVA_MECA_9915740##