Gave youth a chance did he ?
They got a transfer ban - They had no option !
*Chelsea were given a transfer ban after 150 rule breaches involving 69 academy players over 'several seasons' a judgement published by Fifa clearly stated.The two window ban, which ended in February 2020, was halved after appeal allowing them access to the January window 2020.
On a budget ?
*6 Oct 2020 — Chelsea were the big spenders in the transfer window as manager Frank Lampard overhauled his squad with new summer signings.
In
Hakim Ziyech (£36m, Ajax)
Timo Werner (£47.7m, RB Leipzig)
Ben Chilwell (£45.2m, Leicester City)
Malang Sarr (free, Nice)
Thiago Silva (free, Paris Saint-Germain)
Kai Havertz (£72m, Bayer Leverkusen)
Xavier Mbuyamba (free, Barcelona)
Edouard Mendy (£21.6m, Rennes)
Out
Alvaro Morata (£50.4m, Atletico Madrid)
Mario Pasalic (£13.5m, Atalanta BC)
Josh Grant (free, Bristol Rovers)
Nathan (£2.7m, Atletico-MG)
Danilo Pantic (loan, Cukaricki)
Willian (free, Arsenal)
Pedro (free, Roma)
Jamie Cumming (loan, Stevenage)
Trevoh Chalobah (loan, Lorient)
Ike Ugbo (loan, Cercle Bruges)
Izzy Brown (loan, Sheffield Wednesday)
Jamal Blackman (loan, Rotherham United)
Marc Guehi (loan, Swansea City)
Ethan Ampadu (loan, Sheffield United)
Tariq Uwakwe (loan, Accrington Stanley)
Michy Batshuayi (loan, Crystal Palace)
Kenedy (loan, Granada)
Conor Gallagher (loan, West Bromwich Albion)
Lewis Baker (loan, Trabzonspor)
Davide Zappacosta (loan, Genoa)
Luke McCormick (loan, Bristol Rovers)
Ross Barkley (loan, Aston Villa)
Jon Russell (loan, Accrington Stanley)
Matt Miazga (loan, Anderlecht)
Tiemoue Bakayoko (loan, Napoli)
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (loan, Fulham)
Malang Sarr (loan, Porto)
Marco van Ginkel (loan, PSV Eindhoven)
Juan Castillo (loan, AZ Alkmaar)
Nathan Baxter (loan, Accrington Stanley)
Ian Maatsen (loan, Charlton Athletic)
Victor Moses (loan, Spartak Moscow)
Jake Clarke-Salter (loan, Birmingham City)
Chelsea total spent to date: £222.5m
Chelsea total received to date: £66.6m
Chelsea net transfer balance: -£155.9m (That's an expensive cup of tea).
Respect for Frankie from me ?
Err,NO.
But each to their own opinion wise Klix.
For me Lampard needs to show maturity & respect.
MOT