Why Lampard blocked Marina Granovskaia’s plan to sign Jadon Sancho for Chelsea
Chelsea are closing in on the signing of Timo Werner from RB Leipzig, but director Marina Granovskaia had initially been advocating a transfer move for Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho.
The England international is expected to leave this summer and return to the Premier League after cementing his reputation as one of Europe’s hottest wingers, having spent the last three years in Germany.
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Manchester United remain the favourites to sign the player and are likely to make a bid when the transfer window reopens, despite Dortmund valuing the 20-year-old at over £100million.
However, Chelsea had been ramping up their efforts to sign the former winger back in January, before Lampard aired his concerns and convinced the club to look elsehw...