Chelsea missed out on signing Declan Rice for a cut-price fee of just £60million during Frank Lampard's time at the club, former assistant Jody Morris has revealed.
Midfielder Rice infamously joined Arsenal last summer in a staggering £105m move from West Ham and has cemented himself as an integral player under Mikel Arteta.
However, Morris, who acted as Lampard's No 2 throughout his first stint in charge at Stamford Bridge between 2019 and 2021, has claimed Rice was also a Blues target.
With N'Golo Kante suffering from persistent injury issues, Morris raised Rice's name with Lampard, sparking a brief pursuit that ultimately ended in failure.