Chelsea target Ben Chilwell trains with Leicester City
Chelsea are looking to beat Manchester United for Leicester ace Ben Chilwell and Ajax star Hakim Ziyech next summer. Blues manager Frank Lampard has received enormous funds by club owner Roman Abramovich to boost his squad after their transfer ban was lifted.
My job is to work every day on the training ground with the players - can we get better?
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard
According to ESPN, the London giants are targeting Chilwell and Ziyech but are not interested in signing them amid the ongoing January transfer window.
Lampard is looking to replace Marcos Alonso and has identified the Leicester star as the perfect replacement for the Spaniard.
The club legend is also looking to add more creativity in attack and Ziyech is among his top targets for the wings.
Both players have also been on United’s radar as Old Trafford boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is looking to add more spark up front.
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The 41-year-old said: “It's a big test coming up for us, it's clear we've got a punishment where we couldn't bring in players and we lost one of the biggest players in our history (Eden Hazard).
"My job is to work every day on the training ground with the players - can we get better?
“We lost ground last summer so now we need to (sign players), to challenge for top four.
"For me it's clear. I don't want to get caught up too much in the money because it’s not my job.
“The recruitment when you've missed a window in the short term is very important and we need to get it right."
Chelsea are set to miss out on top target Edinson Cavani, who is set to join Atletico Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain.
A move for Napoli star Dries Mertens also appears to be unlikely as he is not keen to leave Italy and the Serie A giants have placed a £40million price tag on the talented centre-forward.
Lampard will get to see more from Chilwell during Chelsea’s tough encounter with Leicester at the King Power Stadium on Saturday (12.30pm).