Antonio Rudiger says Chelsea’s summer transfer activity has sent a message to the players already at the club that they need to step up.
Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Ben Chilwell and Malang Sarr have already joined the Blues in this window, with Thiago Silva and Kai Havertz expected to follow.
Chelsea took plenty of positives from the 2019-20 campaign but, having finished 33 points off the top and with the worst defensive record in the top half, there is plenty for Frank Lampard to improve.
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After strengthening his squad considerably in the transfer market, Rudiger knows Lampard will now be expecting the rest of his players to step up.