Fikayo Tomori’s loan deal to Everton may be called off says Frank Lampard. The Chelsea boss believes that he can fight for first-team football at Chelsea FC. Frank Lampard insisted that the England defender is not heading out for an imminent loan.
Tomori has been heavily linked with a loan switch to Everton, with the Toffees understood to be keen to take the 22-year-old for the upcoming season.
As per multiple reports, the 22-year-old Chelsea Academy player was on the course to complete a deal. This was the deal he looked very much to complete twelve months ago as well before those plans were altered due to the sudden departure of David Luiz.
This time, it’s a sudden arrival of veteran, Thiago Silva that has boosted the plans into motion. Tomori looked on the verge of leaving already as he had fallen down the pecking order in the second half of last season.
When asked if Tomori would be heading out on loan, Lampard said the following.
“With Fikayo, no, I’m not aware of those conversations getting to any point where I’m going to be talking about that.
“Fikayo trained with us today and is in contention for the Brighton game, and that’s where we’re at.
“There’s nothing specific I want him to improve, all I want him to do is work hard, show the work ethic he’s shown me at Derby and for major parts of last season.
“I hope every player knows at that point I’m fair in how I try to pick the team.
“With four centre-backs last year, two will be unhappy pretty much every week, it’s up to them to try and make a starting place their own, and those are just the rules at a club like Chelsea.”
Tomori has not featured for Chelsea since the lockdown commencement but Lampard revealed the center-back is in contention for Monday’s Premier League opener at Brighton.
