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Frank Lampard insists Anthony Gordon WILL be staying at Goodison Park after Chelsea miss club's deadline for any improved bid for the Everton star

Frank Lampard has made it clear that Everton will not consider doing business with Chelsea for Anthony Gordon after they failed to meet a deadline he had in mind.

The Everton manager would not make public, when asked last Friday, when there was a point of no return for Chelsea in this saga but when asked after Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Leeds if the deadline had been missed, Lampard said firmly: “Yes.”

Gordon had told Lampard that he wanted to move to Stamford Bridge and there were indications that Chelsea would bid as much as £60million for the 21-year-old, who scored his side’s goal at Elland Road and never stopped running throughout.