{"id":296522,"date":"2023-11-07T10:23:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T10:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=296522"},"modified":"2023-11-07T10:23:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T10:23:56","slug":"frank-lampard-reveals-he-was-desperate-to-sign-bellingham-at-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/frank-lampard-reveals-he-was-desperate-to-sign-bellingham-at-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Lampard reveals he was &apos;desperate&apos; to sign Bellingham at Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Frank Lampard reveals he tried to sign Jude Bellingham at Chelsea and was &#8216;desperate&#8217; to land the star&#8230; but claims the Blues &#8216;didn&#8217;t want to pay \u00a320m&#8217; for the teenager<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Frank Lampard has claimed that he tried to sign Jude Bellingham at Chelsea<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>However, he claims that the board didn&#8217;t want to pay \u00a320million asking price\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Sutton: &#8216;How my son nearly died&#8217; &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0podcast<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Frank Lampard has revealed that he tried to sign Jude Bellingham whilst at Chelsea but club chiefs were reluctant to pay his asking price at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bellingham, 20, has been a sensation since swapping Borussia Dortmund for Real Madrid this summer in a deal worth up to \u00a3113million.<\/p>\n<p>The Birmingham City academy graduate has scored 13 goals in his 14 appearances thus far, as he continues to go from strength to strength in his playing career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, things could have been very different for Bellingham, who was supposedly\u00a0 a target for Chelsea during the early years of his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During a recent appearance on the Obi One Podcast, Lampard revealed that he tried to sign the midfielder whilst in charge of the west London giants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/09\/77494497-12719657-image-a-2_1699347966856.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Frank Lampard has claimed that he tried to sign Jude Bellingham (above) whilst at Chelsea<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/09\/77494483-12719657-image-a-1_1699347915229.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lampard suggested the Chelsea board were reluctant to make the signing for the teenager<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Lampard said: &#8216;When I was managing at\u00a0Chelsea (first time) I was desperate to bring Jude Bellingham in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But I couldn&#8217;t get it through upstairs &#8211; the idea of paying \u00a320m for someone his age (at the time)&#8230;&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Lampard was in charge of Chelsea from July 2019 up until January 2021, after the Blues&#8217; shaky form saw them sitting ninth in the Premier League table.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bellingham had not made his senior debut for Birmingham when Lampard took charge but went on to play a starring role during the 2019-20 campaign &#8211; which is likely where he caught the Chelsea boss&#8217; attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite Chelsea&#8217;s interest, Bellingham went on to complete a \u00a325million move to Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund in 2020 &#8211; which was a record-breaking figure for a 17-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>While Chelsea have made a habit of signing young talents with big potential since the arrival of Todd Boehly in May 2022, it was less of a requirement under previous owner Roman Abramovich.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Instead, during Lampard&#8217;s tenure, the Blues signed established players such as Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Kai Havertz and Edouard Mendy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s proved to be a costly oversight for the Blues, after Bellingham claimed the prestigious Kopa Trophy during the recent Ballon d&#8217;Or award ceremony.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/09\/77494433-12719657-image-a-3_1699348160273.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bellingham was playing in the Championship with Birmingham when Lampard was interested<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/09\/77494599-12719657-image-a-4_1699348184313.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The England international has gone to reach heights such as claiming the Kopa Trophy 2023<\/p>\n<p>Bellingham is currently preparing for Real Madrid&#8217;s upcoming Champions League clash against Braga on Wednesday night, however remains a doubt due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>During their recent 0-0 draw with Rayo Vallecano,\u00a0he suffered a shoulder injury and was seen with heavy strapping after the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Madrid boss Carlo\u00a0Ancelotti said: &#8216;Bellingham has a problem with his shoulder. He will undergo medical tests tomorrow. I hope he can play on Wednesday against Braga.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There will now be a nervous wait for the white side of Madrid as they must see if the damage done to Bellingham will be lasting, or if he can still play against Braga.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12719657\/Frank-Lampard-reveals-tried-sign-Jude-Bellingham-Chelsea-desperate-land-star-claims-Blues-didnt-want-pay-20m-teenager.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Lampard reveals he tried to sign Jude Bellingham at Chelsea and was &#8216;desperate&#8217; 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