As the Aston Villa captain performs a dramatic U-turn, these are the best Fabian Delph jokes following the announcement that he has signed a five-year contract with Manchester City less than a week after saying he was staying at Villa Park.
Recently thought to be remaining with Tim Sherwood’s squad, the England midfielder is reported to have changed his mind after it became clear that star striker Christian Benteke would be leaving the club.
Proving there really is no loyalty in football any more, here are the best Fabian Delph jokes as he moves to Man City in an £8m deal:
A short video summary of how Aston Villa fans have been feeling about Fabian Delph. https://t.co/y17nQbWev8
— Dave Phillips (@lovefutebol) July 17, 2015
Tim Sherwod comments on Fabian Delph's apparent u-turn… pic.twitter.com/I8EUgV4QBP
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) July 17, 2015
Fabian Delph releases a statement regarding his move to Manchester City. pic.twitter.com/rzP2P4KSs3
— Eamo (@EamoV1) July 17, 2015
Exclusive footage of Fabian Delph driving back to Birmingham earlier in the week… pic.twitter.com/biLl5VfP8d
— BreatheSport (@BreatheSport) July 17, 2015
Sterling and Delph pic.twitter.com/OA8nqi4OSl
— Danny (@DannyM__MCFC) July 17, 2015
"Fabian, Liverpool have met Benteke's minimum release fee." pic.twitter.com/QuvxNOa65f
— Back Page Football (@bpfootball) July 17, 2015
#MCFC have already released Delph's shirt and number pic.twitter.com/UhONAlDbaP
— Mike Devlin (@BlueWolf1894) July 17, 2015
Fabian Delph after he walked into Villa and realised he still had to play with Alan Hutton… #AVFC #MCFC pic.twitter.com/850NP5whAC
— Football Punters (@PuntersFooty) July 17, 2015
Fabian Delph's final moments at Aston Villa #delph #mcfc #avfc pic.twitter.com/WERT4gr7JI
— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) July 17, 2015
Introducing the Fabian Delph Burger – flipped three times, with a dollop of irony. Best eaten whilst sitting on a bench.
— JUST EAT UK (@JustEatUK) July 17, 2015
Fabian Delph 6 days ago:
"I can't wait for the start of the season and captaining this great football club." pic.twitter.com/mnRhnbxwsu
— Chris (@chrismd10) July 17, 2015
Fabian Delph to Aston Villa fans https://t.co/mrL87nG9VA
— Coutinho (@CoutinhoFlair) July 17, 2015
EXCLUSIVE: Images from Fabian Delph's #mcfc medical. Looks intense. pic.twitter.com/RpmljBJqLw
— Boylesports (@BoyleSports) July 17, 2015
Joe Hart meets his new Manchester City team mates Raheem Sterling and Fabian Delph. pic.twitter.com/sf54h2GgJ1
— Simply Spurs (@Simply_Spurs) July 17, 2015
Good luck to Fabian Delph on his year off.
— Jack Whitehall (@jackwhitehall) July 17, 2015
No doubt Fabian Delph was impressed by Man City's development of other young English stars. pic.twitter.com/7GaoMpzQuI
— Football__Tweet (@Football__Tweet) July 17, 2015
Aston Villa fans wave farewell to Fabian Delph #AVFC #MCFC https://t.co/wvzVJYe4HW
— GeoffPetersTalkSPORT (@mrgeoffpeters) July 17, 2015
Fabian Delph could be the final piece in City's jigsaw. But only if it's a Fabian Delph jigsaw
— Barney Ronay (@barneyronay) July 17, 2015
Fabian Delph loyal from 11/07/15 – 16/07/15 ????. #AVFC pic.twitter.com/uAHDsLEpFS
— The Magnificent 7 (@MagnificientNo7) July 17, 2015
Can sympathise with Fabian Delph after signing for #mcfc. He said: "L£av1ng #avfc ha$ b££n th£ hard£$t d£c1sion I hav£ had to mak£."
— Shamoon Hafez (@ShamoonHafez) July 17, 2015
Fabian Delph and Raheem Sterling arrive together for Man City training pic.twitter.com/xC6ce7N2GK
— Mighty Aston Villa (@dwnnll) July 17, 2015
POLL: Who is the biggest snake, Fabian Delph or Raheem Sterling? #MCFC
RT – Delph
FAV – Sterling pic.twitter.com/E7DwoOwclM
— talkSPORT Kick Off (@talkSPORTKO) July 17, 2015
Fabian Delph with a message to the Aston Villa fans – https://t.co/UxrscZcr4l
#WelcomeDelph
— YourMCFC (@YourMCFC) July 17, 2015
@YourMCFC pic.twitter.com/sLMedg2hkv
— Chaz – Yance Wijaya (@Mr_Yance) July 17, 2015
Fabian Delph just started following me
Wait…
Hold up…
Smh
#ThatDelphTurn
— Daniel Soff (@Swagadore) July 17, 2015
Fabian Delph Loyalty Card pic.twitter.com/QuSMQJxe1q
— ScoobZ© – AVFC! (@scoobz_avfc) July 17, 2015
??????RT @Themarkconnor: Fabian Delph, now the most hated man in Birmingham since @RobbieSavage8
#astonvilla #mancity #uturn
— Robbie Savage (@RobbieSavage8) July 17, 2015
Predicted #FIFA16 stat changes for Fabian Delph now he's at Man City. pic.twitter.com/36jdnL5MxP
— Futhead News (@futheadnews) July 17, 2015