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Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has confirmed the club will not be signing Napoli's Dries Mertens or parting with Olivier Giroud before the transfer window shuts on Friday.
According to Simon Jones and Adrian Kajumba of the MailOnline, the Blues reportedly had a bid turned down for Mertens, while Giroud has been linked with Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Inter Milan and Lazio, per Football.London.
Per Football.London's Oliver Harbord, on the possibility of Giroud leaving on Friday, Lampard said: "No.