Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has been urged to sign Dries Mertens before the closure of the January transfer window this evening. ESPN FC pundit Steve Nicol believes the attacker would be ideal for a team “screaming for some experience”. Premier League clubs only have until 11pm to conduct their business, with Chelsea having yet to make a single senior signing despite having their FIFA transfer ban halved in early December. Express Sport understands Lampard has had an £150million budget this month but acquiring his targets, such as Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho, is difficult midway through the campaign. But the Blues are still on the hunt for a signing before tonight’s deadline having had an approach for Napoli’s Dries Martens rejected.

Source: Express January 31, 2020 05:45 UTC