Chelsea striker curse laid bare with £550m spent, only five hits and no No9 for two years – can Delap finally break it?

OVER the last 22 years Chelsea have spent almost £550million on strikers — but only a handful have proven to be a success.

The No9 shirt has been “cursed” at Stamford Bridge and nobody has worn the number since flop Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang departed two years ago with one league goal to his name.

GettyLiam Delap is joining Chelsea from Ipswich for £30m[/caption] GettyThe club have a long-running striker curse dating back to Adrian Mutu[/caption] Nobody has worn the No9...