Former Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has spoken out about former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard and compared him to Mancunian midfielder Paul Pogba.

“Frank Lampard is a nightmare. A midfielder who just walks away from you. Frank was one of those who Ferguson says: “you can’t play one-on-one with him, you have to divide the responsibilities between several players.”

He would say the same thing about players you wouldn’t even think about. For example, Stephen Ireland and Jermaine Jenas. A second loss of team concentration, and top players like Lampard will punish you.

That’s why I would like to see Paul Pogba play deeper and break into the opponent’s penalty area. He would have scored more, and with his good footwork and athleticism, Paul will be a nightmare. I would use it in this role. If Pogba progresses in it, he will be great, ” Rooney said.

Frank Lampard: “Kante is one of the best players in the world. Chelsea missed him»

Head coach of “Chelsea” Frank Lampard has shared his thoughts on the midfielder Ngolo Kant.

“We had 4-5 injured players at the time of the suspension of the season. Kante is a great example because he has had 4-5 incredible seasons in terms of individual success and the coaches have used him very correctly.

He only played about 40% of the games this season, and even that was hard for him. We missed him very much. We need Kante, of course.

He is one of the best players in the world. I knew that long before I became Chelsea coach. And now I’ve seen it working with him. I hope Ngolo will be in good shape,” said Lampard in an interview with BT Sport.

Agent: “Lampard calls Mertens almost every day. Chelsea are very interested in the player»

Chelsea are seriously interested in signing Napoli forward Dries Mertens. This was reported by football agent Vincenzo Morabito.

“Initially, Mertens said that he wanted to stay at Napoli, but then his agent started offering the player to various foreign clubs. This means that something has changed between the player and the club.

I know this because I worked on the Olivier Giroud case when it was planned that he would leave Chelsea in January and the Blues would sign Mertens. As a result, Chelsea extended Giroud’s contract as a precautionary measure, but they are still very interested in Mertens. Lampard calls him almost every day. I can imagine the Belgian moving to Chelsea, ” Morabito said on Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli.

Earlier, there were reports of interest in Mertens from inter, Juventus, Roma, Liverpool and Newcastle.