9.30pm Chelsea transfer news LIVE: Lamptey to Brighton EXCLUSIVE, Mertens bid, Blues ‘lead’ Ziyech chase, Cavani LATEST

FRANK LAMPARD is growing increasingly frustrated as Chelsea have £150m to spend but have signed fewer players than they did in the summer… under a transfer ban.

But the Blues have reportedly begun negotiations with Dries Mertens as they look to improve their options on the wing while Olivier Giroud and Willian could still leave the club.

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