Chelsea's Joint Longest-Serving Player Told To Look For New Club By Frank Lampard

Published: June 15, 2020

Former Nigeria international Victor Moses has been declared surplus to requirements at Chelsea, with manager Frank Lampard informing the wing-back to look for a new club ahead of next season, according to reports.

The Sun UK says Tiemoue Bakayoko, Emerson Palmieri, Davide Zappacosta, Danny Drinkwater, Michy Batshuayi and Victor Moses have all been made aware they are not in the plans of Lampard.

Chelsea are keen to get the six players off the wage bill to fund moves for Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Kai Havertz and Leicester City left-back Ben Chilwell.

Signed from Wigan Athletic on August 24, 2012, Moses is Chelsea's joint longest-serving player on a first-team contract along with César Azpilicueta, who arrived from Marseille on the same date.

A purchase clause set at 12 million euros was included in the deal taking the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner to Inter Milan in the January transfer window but the Italian Serie A club want the fee reduced.

Apart from his debut season at Stamford Bridge and during Antonio Conte's time in charge of the club, Moses has been out of favour at Chelsea and has been shipped out on loan to Liverpool, Stoke City, West Ham, Fenerbahce and Inter Milan.

The former Crystal Palace man has one year left to run on his contract with Chelsea.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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