The narrative that dominates Alex Iwobi's career has, worryingly, not changed over the last few years with fans and pundits alike focusing on the fact that.
Crucially, that is largely down to the way Lampard put his complete faith in Iwobi during a time when the 43-year-old’s career was in many respects, also on the line. As we know, Iwobi struggled to find his feet, and the Toffees battled to stick with a manager and chopped and changed whilst the player tried to settle in. Finally, Iwobi showed a level of maturity that hadn’t been seen before in his career as he did his best to pull his teammates out of the fire that was relegation. With the writing seemingly on the wall for the Blues as far as relegation went, Lampard turned to a starting XI he could trust after assessing his options during his first nine games in charge. As we now know, the Gunners’ decision to sell in 2019 meant that Everton parted with £35 million for the Nigerian’s services. The narrative that dominates Alex Iwobi’s career has, worryingly, not changed over the last few years with fans and pundits alike focusing on the fact that the Nigerian has yet to achieve his full potential.
Everton boss Frank Lampard has been speaking about the futures of Anthony Gordon and Dele Alli, with both players tipped to leave Goodison Park this week.
Reporters then asked Lampard if Everton need to have the situation resolved quickly so they can potentially bring in attacking reinforcements. It’s not absolutely done yet but it’s very advanced,” Lampard admitted. “He actually had a small injury on his heel. Ornstein claims they are willing to pay an initial £50m, plus £10m in add-ons. Gordon was left on the bench for the cup match and Lampard then spoke about why this was the case. The Everton academy graduate would like to feature in the Champions League and potentially get in the England squad for the World Cup.
Gordon was on the bench last night as his side progressed to the 3rd Round of the Carabao Cup and he was the main topic of conversation when Frank Lampard ...
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FRANK LAMPARD could lose a key Everton player to Chelsea before next week's transfer deadline.
[£45m](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12679631/anthony-gordon-chelsea-prepared-to-pay-up-to-60m-for-everton-forward) knocked back by Everton, who picked up their first points of the campaign against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Chelsea already have a crop of established wide players in Raheem Sterling, Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Hakim Ziyech, but the latter three are all heavily linked to moves elsewhere. Pulisic was linked to Manchester United but Blues boss Thomas Tuchel may interject if he is left thin on the ground. The former Chelsea boss and midfielder spoke after Everton's EFL Cup clash with Fleetwood Town on Tuesday evening, which they won 1-0 thanks to a first-half Demarai Gray goal. [Everton](/latest/everton-fc) boss [Frank Lampard](/latest/frank-lampard) hopes that the Anthony Gordon transfer saga can be wrapped up quickly, having changed his tune from insisting that the youngster was not for sale. Gordon was virtually ever-present for the Toffees last term as they left it late to seal their Premier League safety.
Frank Lampard wants Everton to make a quick decision on the future of Chelsea ...
Available on [all audio platforms](https://podfollow.com/1618416642/view) and the [90min YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/90min_football). It’s as simple as that," the Toffees boss said. [Everton](https://www.90min.com/teams/everton) of his wish to join Chelsea this summer to allow him to play UEFA Champions League football, but the Toffees are yet to make a final decision on Gordon's future amid concerns over replacing him this late in the transfer window. [here](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/antony-to-united-aubameyang-to-chelsea-arsenal-to-move/id1618416642?i=1000576954588) to download the episode in full! [up to £60m on Gordon](https://www.90min.com/posts/chelsea-hopeful-of-completing-anthony-gordon-deal) and are hopeful of getting a deal done for the 21-year-old, who was left on the bench for Everton's Carabao Cup victory over Fleetwood Town on Tuesday night. [Transfers](https://www.90min.com/categories/transfer)
Everton youngster Anthony Gordon continues to be linked with a move to Chelsea this summer in a huge financial deal for the club.
Then there's the case of Gordon, who is said to have been subject of a £60million offer from the Blues in the past day as interest in him ramps up. It gets later and later, and we need to focus on what we have and what we can do." While the outlook wasn't overly positive from the manager, it seems as though there are plenty of deals to be concluded. It comes as the Blues continue their approach to sign the 21-year-old before the deadline. Anthony is our player. With just one week remaining until then, there appears to be plenty of action left in west London to be sorted out.
“This situation has to be right for Everton Football Club and for me as the coach of the team so we're in the same position that we were a few days ago.”.
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While the Merseyside club are understood to be reluctant to lose their academy graduate, Thomas Tuchel has identified the 21-year-old as a key target. Chelsea ...
With just over a week left in the window, Lampard wants the situation resolved quickly after a difficult start to the season for the Everton boss. [is keen to move to Stamford Bridge](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-transfer-news-aubameyang-fofana-gordon-b1020058.html) and is said to have told Lampard of his wish to leave. [rank Lampard](/topic/frank-lampard) wants [Anthony Gordon](/topic/anthony-gordon)’s future decided quickly as [Chelsea](/topic/chelsea) continue to chase the [Everton](/topic/everton) forward.