Frank Lampard confirms West Ham were interested in loaning Fikayo Tomori.
The boss points out that the centre-back is a developing player.
"Fikayo is our contracted player," Frank Lampard said, as quoted by The Guardian. "We know that West Ham was interested. Fikayo took the decision not to go and that’s well within his rights. That had no bearing on my thoughts at all. He’s still a developing player.
"When I say developing, he’s had a great two years. He got himself in the England team, was one of the best defenders in the Championship and then played 20-plus games for Chelsea.
"It’s normal for a young player sometimes, in a squad as competitive as ours, where there are periods where you maybe aren’t playing every week.
"I’ve got no problem with Fikayo. I rely on him. That’s clear from when I took him to Derby and how I handled him last year. He’s been a fantastic player for me. He trains very well and when he gets his opportunity like he had when he came on against Liverpool and in the Carabao Cup, it’s important he takes them."
Except for two Carabao Cup clashes, Tomori has only featured for 45 minutes this season so far - a brilliant cameo in the 2-0 loss to Liverpool. The young Englishman appears to be Lampard's fifth-choice centre-back at the moment - behind Thiago Silva, Kurt Zouma, Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen.
Source: Tribuna
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