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Lampard admits Fikayo Tomori could leave on loan in January
According to Football.london, Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has confirmed that defender Fikayo Tomori could leave the club on loan in January in search of regular playing time.
The 23-year-old Chelsea academy product had been a regular in the starting lineup early in Lampard’s tenure at Bridge. However, over the past 12 months, Tomori’s playing time has been drastically reduced.
In fact, the England international has appeared just four times in all competitions this season, totaling up to 234 minutes of action on the field. Given his lack of playing time, there has been much speculation that the defender is looking for a Chelsea exit.
Now, Lampard has admitted that Tomori could be temporarily loaned out of the Bridge in the second half of the season.
“The situation with Fikayo is open at the moment. There is a possibility that you are on loan to get games elsewhere. So that would have to be the solution for him and for the club. That was part of my thinking not to start it today. “
Lampard also praised the 23-year-old’s attitude and application in training, despite his current situation at Chelsea.
“But his attitude, even though he hasn’t played much lately, he has been fantastic in training and how he is.”
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Having passed through the club’s youth ranks, Tomori has had three loan spells at Brighton, Hull City and Derby County, the last under Lampard himself.
With the manager admitting that he might be allowed to leave, it will be interesting to see where Tomori ends up. The experience will serve you well in the long run.
