Frank Lampard reveals he tried to sign Erling Haaland before being sacked by Chelsea

Everton coach Frank Lampard has revealed that Manchester City striker Erling Haaland was one of the players he tried to sign while still in charge at Chelsea.

Addressing reporters ahead of Everton’s match against City today, December 31, Lampard disclosed that Haaland who was playing at Salzburg at the time has always been an amazing player.

He said;

“[Haaland] is an amazing player and the ultimate top-level players generally can do what he does in a top-level league. I coached against him in a pre-season game when he was playing for Salzburg. I tried to sign him for Chelsea and it was not to be.

“It was clear in our pre-match preparation what this boy was. Fair play to him. We are going against him and I respect those at the top of their game. I watched the World Cup final with [Kylian] Mbappe and [Lionel] Messi and Haaland has got himself in that bracket at a very young age.”

Lampard’s disclosure might be a bitter pill to swallow for most Chelsea fans, as the west London side has struggled for consistently prolific strikers for several years.