Chelsea in PSG talks over £57m midfielder deal, Irvine sends Rice transfer message and Lampard told to keep Rudiger at Chelsea

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Chelsea in PSG talks for Joginho, Lamps told to keep Rudiger and Irvine sends Rice message in icchelseanews roundup..

Martin Keown has urged Chelsea to keep hold of Antonio Rudiger this summer window.

We have done some wonderful transfer business this summer that has improved the attack, but there is a feeling that Frank Lampard needs to sell a defender before he is able to bring in a new face.

That has led to speculation in the media that Barcelona are lining up a shock move to try and sign Rudiger in a deal worth around £40 million, after reports emerged which suggested that we were looking to get rid.

However, that would be a mistake, according to Keown, who has claimed that we should keep hold of the defender, he told TalkSport: “The goals they concede, they don’t seem to know how to mark properly from crosses.

“We’re asked to analyse now in this job, to look at the detail; have a look at Chelsea’s line.

“I’ve spent hours watching, their defence is a joke, it’s a disgrace!

“Silva’s come in, maybe he’ll resolve that, but I think Rudiger is actually their best defender.

“He’ll perform better with somebody alongside him telling him the craft of how to mark from crosses – which is where they conceded a lot of goals last season.

“Defending has gone out the window in the Premier League at the moment, by the way, but there are elements of Chelsea’s team at the back that are not quite right.

“They’re not in position early enough and that’s because they go to sleep.

He added: “I would go Thiago Silva alongside Rudiger.

“I know Rudiger has a problem from set pieces, but they all do. Kurt Zouma is maybe a better header of the ball, but he’s also prone to mistakes.

“I think Rudgier is their best defender, and that is the long-time partnership.

“But, it looks like Rudiger is going out the door!”

West Ham assistant Alan Irvine insists Declan Rice is happy at the club and not distracted by continued transfer links with Chelsea.

Now, we all know that weare massive fans of Rice and have been linked with a transfer move for the midfielder all transfer summer, but a move has not been made by the club as that £80 million asking price is simply high.

However, recent reports have suggested that we are ready to submit an offer of around £50 million for Rice in a bid to tempt the Hammers into selling, especially as they need the funds to reinvest in the squad this summer.

But West Ham assistant Alan Irvine insists Rice is happy at the club and not distracted by continued transfer links to the Premier League giants.

“Declan is extremely happy,” said Hammers assistant Irvine on the TalkSport website

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“He was captain today, he is not somebody with other things on his mind.”

On potential new arrivals, Irvine added: “Every manager wants to strengthen and David [Moyes] is no exception. But you need to strengthen, they can’t just be players for the sake of it.

“All the players and staff have been fantastic. Declan is extremely happy here and is an important player for us.”

Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly opened talks over a loan move for Chelsea star Jorginho.

Despite being an invaluable member of the side before the coronavirus stopped football from being played, There has been big transfer speculation in the media that Jorginho could leave the club this transfer window.

He barely featured towards the back end of the Premier League season under Frank Lampard, as the club legend preferred to give the younger stars a chance to show that they are the future of the club.

Now, according to Telefoot, the French giants have already “established a connection” with the club over a move for th3 £57 million rated midfielder

Arsenal are among the clubs that are interested in securing his services, but we are more open to the idea of letting the midfielder leave the club for a move abroad and would not want to sell him to a top four rival.

Lampard knows what he is doing and is probably planning for the future, so if Jorginho is not part of his plans, then that is why he is not featuring at this point for the club. But as we said, we do not know what Lampard is thinking and there could be many reasons why he is being linked with a move away.

If he leaves we will actually be very sad, but we have enough quality to cover him if he does indeed pack his bags to leave the club.

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