With the summer transfer window in its final week, the Blues boss is leaving no stone unturned in addressing his problems in defence.
With seven additions to the team, including three defenders, Chelsea seems to already have a perfect transfer window, but it appears the London club still need a final piece of the puzzle to guarantee perfection.
Following defensive errors from Marcos Alonso and Thiago Silva which led to three goals, the Blues left themselves a mountain to climb as they needed to fight back from 3-0 down at West Brom.
Although Lampard had recently added Ben Chilwell and Thiago Silva to his defense line, the Blues manager who has been a longtime admirer of Rice doesn’t seem satisfied with his defensive lineup and is keen on adding the Englishman to his options.