Claudio Ranieri, the new manager of Juventus and the man who brought Frank Lampard to Chelsea from West Ham, is reportedly keen on luring Lamps to Italy with a £12m bid. Juve have already armed Ranieri with a £70m war chest for new signings and he will use part of that to table a bid for the Chelsea midfielder, who has yet to sort out a new contract.
So says the Mirror’s Martin Lipton anyway. I think this story reeks of bs. It’s a case of pure tabloid speculation and nothing more. Yes, it’s plausible that Juve could have Lampard on their long-list of summer transfer targets, especially because Ranieri has signed Lampard once before, but there is a less-than-zero chance that Lampard will be playing in a black-and-white striped shirt next season. Next…