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Frank Lampard has reiterated he was desperate to sign Declan Rice during his first stint at Chelsea and says he believed the England midfielder could captain the Blues for a decade.
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Chelsea expressed interest in signing Rice during Lampard’s first spell in the Stamford Bridge hot-seat but a move failed to materalise.
The Blues retained interest in Rice after Lampard’s sacking in 2021 but the West Ham captain has agreed to join Arsenal this summer in a deal worth more than £100m.