Frank Lampard endorse £85m Chelsea transfer bid for Liverpool and Man Utd target Leon Bailey

The Jamaica international rounded off a brilliant evening for the German club by scoring his team’s third goal in a 3-1 win at Ibrox, although the return leg has been suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Bayer Leverkusen are braced for offers for Bailey, who has made over 100 appearances for the club since signing from Genk in 2016, and would rather sell to a Premier League club than a direct rival in Bayern Munich.

Chelsea view Bailey as a perfect replacement for Willian and Pedro, who are both expected to leave Stamford Bridge this summer.

Largely due to Chelsea’s transfer ban, Lampard has helped a number of young players develop this season and Bailey fits the profile of players he wants to add to his squad.

Lampard is already set to welcome Morocco international Hakim Ziyech to Stamford Bridge at the end of the season, after Chelsea agreed a £36m deal with Ajax.

But Chelsea are ready to hand their manager a transfer kitty of around £200m this summer following a January window which left Lampard short and frustrated.