Your Chelsea morning transfer round-up on Saturday, August 27.
Lampard sets triple figure Gordon price tag
Speaking ahead of Everton's clash against Brentford this weekend, Frank Lampard was quizzed on Anthony Gordon's future with Chelsea still pursuing a deal for the winger. The former Blues boss said: "I have been fortunate enough to work with fantastic young players in my time at Derby and Chelsea seen them develop and become Champions League winners and worth maybe triple figures.
"Anthony is in that bracket. He is ours, an Everton boy and the crowd relate to him."
"No, it hasn’t come in," Lampard added when questioned whether a bid in the region of £60million has come in. "He is our player and remains so, he is in the squad for tomorrow. He is a huge player for us, I am not talking about a number [for a transfer].”
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Chelsea reach agreement for Fofana
Chelsea and Leicester City have reach an agreement on the signing of Wesley Fofana. The 21-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge this summer as Tuchel looks to bolster his backline following the exits of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen.
football.london understand that Fofana felt as if the Foxes were trying to price him out of a move by requesting a world-record fee for his services. It's believed that the Frenchman has already agreed personal terms over a move to west London despite three initial offers rejected by Brendan Rodgers' side.
It's understood that Chelsea returned with a fourth bid worth a guaranteed £70million with further add-ons taking the transfer above the £80million mark that Manchester United paid for Harry Maguire in 2019. Leicester accepted the Blues' latest offer last night.
Zakharyan complication
Chelsea are working on a deal to sign Arsen Zakharyan from Dinamo Moscow and Thomas Tuchel is soon set to encounter a headache. However, the Evening Standard have added that the Blues could soon encounter a few problems before a deal can be completed.
It's said that there remains a possibility that a move falls through amid various complex rules and regulations set by FIFA on the transfer of Russia or Ukraine-based players. Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine makes the acquisition of a work permit and actually paying for the transfer complicated. Nonetheless, Zakharyan has been identified by Chelsea as a target this summer.
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