Uncertainty currently looms over Selhurst Park, with 11 players reaching the end of their contracts in June.
However, the club are reportedly planning a £50million summer transfer overhaul. That would entail four or five new signings and a couple of ‘high-profile’ loan players.
The report also claims that Lampard’s prior relationship with the Blues could prove beneficial; the Englishman could swoop for Billy Gilmour on loan, while Chelsea are also willing to let Tammy Abraham leave.
Midfielder Gilmour remains a fringe player under Tuchel, but his raw talent is there. Abraham, meanwhile, became a lynchpin striker under Lampard but has fallen out of favour of late.
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Former Chelsea midfielder, Michael Essien has tipped his old club to win the Premier League title next season under Thomas Tuchel.
Chelsea have made it to the Champions League and FA Cup finals this season and have also climbed to third in the table.
They were ninth when Tuchel took over from club legend Frank Lampard in the Stamford Bridge in January.
And Essien, who won the league title twice with Chelsea, believes the west Londoners will be stronger next season and lift the title.
Essien, speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at its launch of the 5-A-Side Bet on Chelsea v Leicester, said, “I’m going to say Chelsea win the league next season, based on how good they’ve looked since Thomas Tuchel has taken over.
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Bridge said this ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League clash against Arsenal on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea has been impressive since Thomas Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard last January.
The west London club is currently in the third position on the Premier League table and they also have FA Cup and Champions League finals to play against Leicester City and Manchester City, respectively, later this month.
But Bridge has been very impressed with Tuchel since he took charge at Chelsea but praises Mount and Silva for their performances and overall impact for the club throughout this season.
Newcastle among four English clubs pursuing former Chelsea winger
Date published: Tuesday 11th May 2021 1:57 - Dan Burnham
Former Chelsea winger Gael Kakuta could be in line for a return to English football after an impressive season with Lens, a report has claimed.
Kakuta, 29, has enjoyed the best goalscoring season of his career with 11 goals in 33 Ligue 1 appearances. The midfielder, who is on loan from Ligue 2 side Amiens, has helped fire Lens to sixth in the table with two games to go. Therefore, the possibility of securing European football is still on the cards in the side’s first season back in France’s top division.
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Former Chelsea star, Joe Cole, has predicted the club that will win this season’s UEFA Champions League, UCL, between Manchester City and Thomas Tuchel’s side.
Chelsea will, on May 29, tackle Man City in the Champions League final at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Blues had eliminated Real Madrid from the Champions League semi-final stages a few days ago, while Pep Guardiola’s men knocked Paris Saint-Germain out of the competition.
Providing his prediction, Cole told the All To Play For podcast by Coral bookmakers and Joe Media, “I thought watching the way Chelsea played against Real Madrid in their second leg at Stamford Bridge, they are all wrong for Manchester City.