{"id":555159,"date":"2020-06-24T08:34:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T12:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=555159"},"modified":"2020-06-24T08:34:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T12:34:44","slug":"frank-lampard-says-chelsea-have-not-made-any-bids-for-kai-havertz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/06\/24\/frank-lampard-says-chelsea-have-not-made-any-bids-for-kai-havertz\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Lampard Says Chelsea Have Not Made Any Bids for Kai Havertz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a> boss Frank Lampard says there <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1275762718402924544\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has been no bid<\/a> from the club for Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz. The German sensation has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/chelsea-transfer-round-up-blues-22242487\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">heavily linked<\/a> with a move to the Blues for a while but the boss insists there has not been a formal bid lodged by the club.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Have Not Bidded for Kai Havertz<\/h2>\n<h3>&#8216;A Top Player&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Lampard was speaking over Zoom at his press conference ahead of Chelsea&#8217;s game against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City<\/a> tomorrow night.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if Chelsea were pursuing him, Lampard kept the answer brief, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealKevinPalmer\/status\/1275764281171218433\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">saying<\/a>: &#8220;He is obviously a top player but we are not going to comment on players of other teams. No bids have gone in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lampard: \u201cThere\u2019s no bid by Chelsea for Bayer Leverkusen player Kai Havertz. He\u2019s obviously a top player but we\u2019re not in talks to sign him\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As always said, it needs time and many clubs are interested. No one in advanced talks. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/transfers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#transfers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1275762718402924544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea&#8217;s front-line is already looking dangerous for next season. They <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/05\/28\/how-hakim-ziyech-could-improve-chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">completed the signing of Hakim Ziyech<\/a> in the January transfer window and he will arrive ahead of next season. As well, the Blues have <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/06\/18\/chelsea-confirm-the-signing-of-timo-werner\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed Timo Werner from RB Leipzig<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The addition of Havertz would have made their front three a daunting prospect for many other teams, particularly with those that have also performed well this season in reserve.<\/p>\n<p>Whether Chelsea will continue to monitor Havertz is yet to be seen. Leverkusen have just one more game this season, Saturday&#8217;s home match against Mainz, so there could be a step up in any negotiations after that point.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues are also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2020\/jun\/05\/chelsea-step-up-interest-in-ben-chilwell-but-leicester-want-at-least-60m\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly keen<\/a> on bringing in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/leicester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leicester City<\/a> left-back Ben Chilwell as Lampard looks to put his mark on the squad for next season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"DsBKDL9-QDxi3XcV2arHzw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1211105337\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'DsBKDL9-QDxi3XcV2arHzw',sig:'2IqwwoZvLXwIBh6fLsLqunF9XsMc9_SuZYTZ4qG9yV8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1211105337',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea boss Frank Lampard says there has been no bid from the club for Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz. The German sensation has been heavily linked with a move to the Blues for a while but the boss insists there has not been a formal bid lodged by the club. 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