Chelsea return to Premier League action when they welcome Brentford to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

The Blues weren’t in action over the weekend as Manchester United, who they were due to be facing, had an FA Cup semi-final against Brighton and Hove Albion to contend with. Interim Chelsea boss Frank Lampard will be looking for his first win since returning to the club last month, with the former Everton boss having so far watched his side lose all four games since he took charge. Despite what has already been a disastrous season for the club so far, it appears that owner Todd Boehly is once again set to spend big when the transfer window reopens this summer. According to Football Insider, the London club are closing in on a deal to sign Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia. The report claims that Chelsea have made the Belgian their top target for the upcoming window and hope to beat other Premier League clubs to his signature. Lavia, 19, joined The Saints from Manchester City’s academy last summer, and has enjoyed a fine debut season on the south coast.

The midfielder has made 28 appearances across all competitions, and was also handed his senior international debut last month.

It is claimed that Chelsea have been interested in the player since last year, and talks between the club and the midfielder’s representatives are said to be ongoing.

City do have a buy-back clause that was included as part of the deal to sell Lavia last summer, but it doesn’t become active for another 12 months.

The report claims that, regardless of whether or not Southampton are relegated at the end of the season, a deal for Lavia would cost in the region of £45 million.

Since taking charge of the club last year, Boehly has splashed more than £500 million on 15 new signings, although he has been criticised for his running of the club following the team’s dismal run of form.

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Inter have made the asking price clear for wingback Denzel Dumfries during the summer transfer window clear, with incoming Chelsea coach eyeing up a move for the Dutch World Cup star.

This according to Italian news outlet Repubblica.it, who report that the 27-year-old is a major target for the Argentine who is expected to take over at Stamford Bridge, and that the Nerazzurri would expect a fee of at least €40 million for his signature. Dumfries’s future at Inter has looked uncertain for some time now, with the 26-year-old former PSV man having been strongly linked as a possible sale during the summer transfer window should the Nerazzurri need to bring in cash from the market. The likes of Chelsea and Manchester United have been reported to be interested, whilst Barcelona have reportedly also enquired about the Dutchman for the summer transfer window. However, in March Gianluca Di Marzio reported that Dumfries is no longer a major target for Chelsea as he had been in the past. The situation at Stamford Bridge has been in flux, however, with Graham Potter removed as head coach just a few months after taking over, replaced with Frank Lampard on an interim basis.

Blues are OUT of the Champions League as the defending champions prove too strong with ruthless Rodrygo scoring twice to cruise into semi-finals

Frank Lampard has become the first Chelsea manager in the club's 118-year history to lose his first four games in charge. Lampard returned to Stamford Bridge on April 6 for a short-term spell until the end of the season following the dismissal of Graham Potter. However, matters certainly haven't gone to plan so far, and Lampard has now broken an unwanted record, as reported by The Mirror. Chelsea were beaten 1-0 by Wolves in Lampard's first game of his second stint in charge and that was followed by a 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Last weekend Chelsea lost 2-1 at home to Brighton in the league and then on Tuesday they were eliminated from the Champions League with another 2-0 gloss against Real Madrid. Following that, the Blues have fixtures against Arsenal, Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City and Newcastle. It is the first time that Chelsea have lost four consecutive matches in all competiti...

Chelsea will express their interest in signing Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana during their upcoming meeting with Inter Milan over Romelu Lukaku’s future, according to Evening Standard.

The newspaper claims Blues’ officials will travel to Italy next week to discuss the future of Lukaku, who is due to return to Chelsea in the summer when his loan deal expires at the end of the season. The Belgium striker moved to Inter on a season-long loan deal from Chelsea last summer and has impressed at the San Siro Stadium, scoring nine goals and registering three assists in 26 appearances across all competitions. The West Londoners are planning a summer clear-out in order to meet the Financial Fair Play requirements after spending £323m in the winter transfer window on eight new players as well as splashing out close to £300m last summer. However, bringing in a shot-stopper could be on the cards as they look to bolster their squad for next season. Edouard Mendy is expected to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the campaign after losing his first team place. The Senegal international has featured in only 11 games in all competitions having been hampered by in...

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