As a result of the incident, several players were given suspensions; both Delort and his teammate Carl Medjani received four-match bans.

On 31 January 2012, Delort signed a six-month loan deal with Ligue 2 club Metz,[11] where he scored 1 goal in 13 appearances.

[12] On deadline day of the summer 2014 transfer window, Delort signed for Championship side Wigan Athletic for a fee reported to be under £3 million.

[14] Having not been able to settle well in England, Delort re-joined Tours on loan until the end of the season on transfer deadline day in the summer of 2015.

[17] At the start of the following season, Delort refused to attend training during a protracted transfer saga with Liga MX side Tigres UANL.

[18] On 2 September 2016, Delort's transfer to Tigres was officially announced becoming the second French player to join the team after André-Pierre Gignac.

[20] He scored on his debut for the club on 2 February, netting the opening goal in a 4–0 win over Angers, and repeated the feat in his next two appearances against Lorient and Bastia.

[27] On 30 January 2023, Delort moved to fellow French club Nantes, initially on a six-month loan with an obligation to buy.

[29] On 7 July 2023, Delort officially signed for Qatari club Umm Salal on a two-year contract with an option for a one-year extension.

[31] On 11 September 2024, Delort signed with Algerian club MC Alger on a two-year contract with an option for a one-year extension.

[7] He was then called to participate in the 2011 Toulon Tournament in June with the France team, but had to pull out of the squad having suffered an injury in a league game.

[35][36] On 13 June 2019, the Algerian federation announced Delort's inclusion in its final squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Coach Djamel Belmadi revealed at a press conference that Delort himself refused the call-up because he wanted to concentrate on his club career, having recently signed with OGC Nice.