{"id":1113967,"date":"2019-11-05T13:47:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T13:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1113967"},"modified":"2019-11-05T13:49:31","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T13:49:31","slug":"chelsea-transfer-news-lampard-improve-squad-january-ban-lifted","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/chelsea-transfer-news-lampard-improve-squad-january-ban-lifted\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea transfer news: Lampard will look to improve squad in January if transfer ban is lifted"},"content":{"rendered":"

Frank Lampard would look to add to his Chelsea squad should their transfer ban imposed by Fifa is lifted in January.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former England midfielder has reportedly got a transfer kitty of \u00a3150m available to him should an appeal on the ban be successful and it is a situation he is monitoring closely.<\/p>\n

Will Chelsea be able to sign players in January?: Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Chelsea were handed a transfer ban after 150 rule breaches regarding 69 academy players.<\/li>\n
  • The ban prevents the Blues from signing any new players.<\/li>\n
  • The ruling is set to run until February 2020.<\/li>\n
  • Chelsea have lodged an appeal.<\/li>\n
  • If upheld, Lampard could have money to bring new faces in January.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Chelsea have made a good start to the 2019-20 campaign despite the ban and were able to bring in Christian Pulisic regardless due to the fact that the deal had already been concluded before the FIFA ruling.<\/p>\n

    The Stamford Bridge outfit are currently waiting on the outcome of an appeal which, if successful, could see them being allowed to sign new players as soon as the upcoming January transfer window.<\/p>\n

    Frank Lampard has admitted that if the ruling goes in their favour, he will look to improve the squad.<\/p>\n

    “Chelsea will always look to improve in transfer windows if we can – and if the players we might look at are better or we feel are adding to the squad,” Lampard said<\/a> ahead of the Champions League clash with Ajax.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI\u2019m very interested in the appeal of course because it\u2019s obviously going to affect potentially what we can do in January or not.<\/p>\n

    \u201cIt is a little bit down my list because the matter in hand is Ajax tonight. I\u2019m not going too far ahead with what happens.<\/p>\n

    \u201cOf course some players have come in and shown with their opportunities they\u2019ve been given that they can do roles and play well. We are getting results at the moment.<\/p>\n

    \u201cBut at the minute I\u2019m very happy with what I\u2019ve got so I suppose that\u2019s why the fans are as well.\u201d<\/p>\n