Chelsea fans have taken to Twitter to share their delight after hearing Frank Lampard wants Kurt Zouma to remain with the team for the upcoming campaign.
Lampard says he wants @KurtZouma to stay at Chelsea this season, stressing he is a fine player and a good man who will benefit our squad. #CFCinJapan
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 19, 2019
The Blues boss, who oversaw his first defeat in a shock loss to Japanese outfit Kawasaki Frontale on Friday, was speaking to the media regarding the France international’s future at the club after he played the first half of the game.
“In terms of Kurt Zouma, he’s a very good defender for us, very good player, very good person and professional. I want him here, simple as that. We are competitive with the centre-backs we have in the team and he had a very good season at Everton and I can understand why they want him. He’s a Chelsea player and I want him,” he said.
The 24-year-old defender was impressive for Everton last season whilst out on loan at Goodison Park, as he managed to record an average of 1 tackle per 90 mins and 1.7 interceptions in his 32 appearances in the Premier League for The Toffees (WhoScored).
He will now look to go up against the likes of Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and David Luiz for a place in Lampard’s first-team squad.
There had been intense speculation as to whether he would return to the Merseyside outfit as Marco Silva is believed to have wanted to sign him to a permanent deal. But, it would seem as though that is extremely unlikely to happen now.
And, those comments appear to have been well received by the faithful at Stamford Bridge.
Many took to Twitter to share their delight at hearing Lampard wanted to keep Zouma at the club for the upcoming campaign.
Here are just some of their reactions…
Lampard wants Zouma to stay at Chelsea Best news I’ve heard all day now it’s up to Zouma if he wants to stay or nah #CFC
— Bruno Khanyile (@BrunoKhanyile) July 19, 2019
That’s good news. Zouma is needed at the CB. He’s reliable.
— Red Rose (@Roseangel009) July 19, 2019
Great news! @KurtZouma is an invaluable addition to the team for the season. To be frank, we need quality on the bench as well to ensure games are won. Nice thoughts, Lamps.
— Chimezie B. Dimkpa (@RICHdimkpa) July 19, 2019
YESSSSSS!!!!
— Baba Suley (@SuakAmid) July 19, 2019
Of course he should stay he’s our best defender by far
— Adam (@Adamcfc9) July 19, 2019
Quality!!!
— Luke (@LukeHoldsCFC) July 19, 2019
Oh Yeaaaah,,, Zouma in the house
— Hakim Hussien (@HakimShariif) July 19, 2019
