Chelsea face another potentially tough task when they host old rivals Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday night.
The Blues have lost their last three games in the league and have won just one of their last seven games in the tournament. Most recently, they were beaten 3-0 by Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.
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Manager Liam Rosenior is under increasing pressure to turn his team’s fortunes around, as a top-four finish and a place in next season’s Champions League are at stake.
Ahead of the visit of the Red Devils, it has emerged that former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard – now manager of Coventry City – is aiming to bring in a young player from the Blues.
According to TEAMtalk, Lampard wants to sign young midfielder Jesse Derry from his former club, and he hopes to make the teenager his first signing after the team’s promotion is secured.
Coventry are currently ten points ahead at the top of the Championship table and need just a single point to mathematically secure promotion back to the top division.
Although Lampard and his team will be fully focused on promotion and wary of overconfidence, the report suggests that the former England international has identified Derry, 18, as one of his main targets to bolster his squad for the summer.
Derry joined Chelsea from London rivals Crystal Palace last year, and has since impressed for the Blues’ U21 team.
He made his first-team debut for the west London club in an FA Cup match against Hull City in February, and has also since played against Wrexham in the same tournament.
Lampard – who is Chelsea’s all-time leading scorer and has also managed the club in two separate spells as manager – is set to try to bring in Derry from his former club.
The teenager – who is the son of former Queens Park Rangers player Shaun Derry – can play in a variety of attacking positions, including as a winger on both sides or as an attacking midfielder.
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