Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has been given the green light to push ahead with plans to fix his leaky defence and he could bring in three new defenders this summer, once a deal for Kai Havertz gets over the line. Man Utd boss Solskjaer speaks out on Fernandes and Lindelof rowChelsea learn of Kai Havertz and Leverkusen agreement in new twistThe Blues are in deep negotiations with Bayer Leverkusen over their £90million midfielder Havertz. Those talks have been ongoing for weeks but Lampard will not stop his summer spending there. Owner Roman Abramovich acknowledges the need to strengthen Chelsea's defence after they conceded more goals than any of the teams in the top 10 of the Premier League this season. The Foxes will demand around £80million for the England international, which is the same stance they took when Manchester United came calling for Harry Maguire last summer.

Source: Express August 17, 2020 08:34 UTC