Lampard's Chelsea, currently third in the league, visit title winners Liverpool on Wednesday, chasing the three points they need to secure Champions League football next season. Liverpool go into the game having dropped eight points in their past five matches, but still remain 30 points clear of Chelsea. When asked how far his team had to go to compete with Liverpool and second-placed Manchester City, Lampard said: "A long way. Chelsea have already spent big in the transfer market to recruit attackers Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner for next season. The club have been linked with a move for Bayer Leverkusen playmaker Kai Havertz in the British media but Lampard refused to discuss transfer speculation.

Source: Standard Digital July 21, 2020 21:01 UTC