Chelsea morning headlines: Abrahmovich sends Lampard massive Sancho message as Lampard speaks on Billy Gilmour

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Chelsea247 provides latest Chelsea news and transfer gossip as the Blues await the resumption of the Premier League season. Below are your Chelsea morning headlines for Tuesday, April 14.

What Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has said to Frank Lampard about Jadon Sancho transfer:

Chelsea are among a group of clubs interested in signing Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho this summer.

The 20-year-old has been in sensational form this season, netting 17 goals and providing 19 assists in all competitions before the campaign was halted because of the coronavirus crisis.

And according to the Evening Standard, Blues chief Roman Abramovich has told Lampard that he will have the funds required to sign Sancho should he wish to do so.

Lampard speaks on Billy Gilmour:

Frank Lampard has revealed he could have given Billy Gilmour a first-team chance even sooner, but has urged the teenage midfielder to sustain the high standards he has set for himself.

The 18-year-old made his senior debut in August but had to wait until the March victory over Everton for his first Premier League start.