Chelsea players not for sale, in spite of summer exodus plans

Chelsea players not for sale, in spite of summer exodus plans

Chelsea are wanting to offload a few first-team players this summer to help Frank Lampard reconstruct his squad, however there are two players they are certainly not hoping to sell.

N’Golo Kante in action for Chelsea

Lampard is quick revamp his squad this summer after not adding to his charges in January and they are keen to buy Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund.

The England star has a £120million price tag on his head and ESPN guarantee the Blues are “careful of committing” that kind of cash on a player with all the vulnerability surround the coronavirus pandemic.

The Daily Express has asserted they need to bank close to £80million for the deals of Alvaro Morata and Tiemoue Bakayoko. Morata’s permanent €65million to Atletico Madrid ought  to go through this summer, while the Blues will be confident of moving Bakayoko back to previous club Monaco permanently.

ESPN however guarantee that Lampard has considered a few other Chelsea players as “surplus to requirements”. Emerson Palmieri, Marcos Alonso, Davide Zappacosta and Michy Batshuayi.  This players are expected to leave Stamford Bridge this summer.

Notwithstanding, two players whom Chelsea are not hoping to offload, and who have been connected with moves, are N’Golo Kante and Jorginho.

Kante has been connected with Real Madrid, however the “29-year-old is a significant piece of Lampard’s big plans” and is accepted to be settled in the capital.

Jorginho who_ Sky Sports_ guarantee is a target  for Juventus in a swap deal involving Miralem Pjanic, is also a player Lampard needs to keep. Ther Italian improved under Lampard this season Lampard “doesn’t have a specific enthusiasm” in Pjanic.

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Rather the report claims Lampard is hoping to sign Leicester City left-back Ben Chilwell. Chelsea are wanting to sign a forward with Lyon’s Moussa Dembele their favored choice, however Timo Werner and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are additionally getting looked at.