Frank Lampard is building a team that can fight for the Premier League title next season, according to his ex-Chelsea team-mate Ricardo Carvalho.
Chelsea turned to a club legend to take the club forward following Maurizio Sarri's decision to join Juventus last summer, having seen him prove his managerial credentials in the Championship at Derby.
Lampard inherited a squad which had just secured third in the Premier League and a Europa League crown, with a final victory over Arsenal in Baku ensuring the 2019-20 campaign ended on a high.
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However, the Blues were hampered by a FIFA-imposed transfer ban which prevented them from signing a replacement for Eden Hazard, whose seven-year stay in west London came to a close when he joined Real Madrid for €100 million (£90m/$118m).