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Winger - Jadon Sancho
Pedro is another player who has been linked to a move away from the club as he finds himself behind the likes of Willian, Callum Hudson-Odoi, and Christian Pulisic in the pecking order. Strengthening the wing area is key for Chelsea as they have two young wingers in Hudson-Odoi and Pulisic that lack big match experience, and two ageing wingers in Pedro and Willian who are past their primes.
Chelsea cannot replace both Willian and Pedro with good quality wingers as there are other areas of priority. Therefore, Lampard could look to offload Pedro, either in January or at the end of the season, and will look to replace him with a world-class winger.
Despite Chelsea’s transfer ban, the links of Jadon Sancho to Chelsea have been continuous. The Dortmund winger has admitted that he was a boyhood Blue and has played with several of the young Chelsea players in the past. It is no secret that Sancho would not come cheap as he has proven to be one of the most exciting young talents in Europe – especially if Chelsea move for him in mid-season in January.
No team would like to sell one of their best players midway through their season, especially a club like Dortmund who have their sights on winning the Bundesliga this season. This rules out a move for Sancho, at least till the season comes to an end.
Another top winger who's been linked in recent weeks is Wilfried Zaha, who has consistently been one of the best players outside the top 6 in the last few years. Zaha (26), was close to leaving Crystal Palace in the summer, but the asking price of around £70 million put potential suitors off and a move failed to materialize.
Ideally, Chelsea should look to keep Pedro till the end of the season as he can still prove to be a useful squad player and replace him with Sancho in the summer. This would put Willian, who will be 32 next season, at the bottom of the pecking order and give Lampard the chance to rotate between using 3 very talented and young wingers in Hudson-Odoi, Pulisic, and Sancho.
