Chelsea believe they are close to landing Manchester United starlet Angel Gomes. The 19-year-old midfielder, an England Under-20 international, has recruited super-agent Pini Zahavi who is understood to have held talks with Blues transfer chief Marina Granovskaia.
Gomes is out-of-contract at United at the end of next month and has rejected a new deal worth £30,000-a-week. United remain hopeful of tying the midfielder down to a new contract but Gomes wants regular first-team football after just six first-team appearances for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side this season.
Lampard remains a massive advocate of promoting youth at Stamford Bridge, with the likes of Mason Mount, Fikayo Tomori and Reece James having all benefited from the former Derby
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