Frank Lampard has told Chelsea fans that he hopes that the signings of Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner demonstrate how committed Roman Abramovich is to the west London club.
Speaking in an interview quoted by the London Evening Standard, Lampard said: “I haven’t spoken to him (Abramovich) recently; I speak to Marina (Granovskaia) a lot and with Petr (Cech).
“We are very joined up and we talk a lot and communication is key in that. “When you say that I know the owner very well, in the workplace, to a degree, I do.
“But I also understand what he wants for this club. I played under it, I felt it as a player when he first came here so I get that, and with my conversations with Marina that’s always relayed.
“I want the same as him. In terms of his commitment, I think he has shown his commitment regularly to our football club. “We have done some business now that will hopefully improve us for next season and we want to keep moving forward.
“One thing I really realised coming into this job, I was here a long time as a player, but as manager people will consistently ask you about your relationship with the board and the owner etc.
“And I hope that this shows how we’ve worked together, all of us, with how we work, with recruitment, scouting and all playing our roles, in trying to bring the right players and being joined up.
“So I think we have to be very positive. This is Chelsea Football Club and we want to close the gap. And signings like Timo and Ziyech are both nice statements.” and we are hungry for more.