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Lampard rates Chelsea’s biggest threats in the Premier League

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The Blues legend offered his verdict on the upcoming Premier League title battle as Romelu Lukaku nears a return to London.

Frank Lampard expects the Premier League title race to stay wide open as Chelsea near a club-record €115 million deal to re-sign Romelu Lukaku.

Signing a top striker was a priority for Thomas Tuchel for the new season, and it seems the Chelsea manager has got his man. Lukaku had a medical on Monday and is expected to arrive in London soon.

If the Blues can also sign Sevilla defender Jules Kounde – another top target on Tuchel’s list – then challenging Manchester City for the Premier League title will be expected.

But Lampard feels Manchester United and Liverpool are in the mix as well.

“I think you can’t discount Manchester United,” the ex-Blues midfielder and manager told HaytersTV.

“They were not far off last year and they’ve gone again and I think brought in really impressive signings [Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane].

“And I think Liverpool will be the same. They missed huge players through injury for a big part of last season and the year before they were one of the best teams we’ve seen in the Premier League.

“So you definitely can’t discount those as much as you can’t discount the teams pushing those from beneath or just behind.

“Leicester, we saw them win at the weekend, West Ham have improved greatly, Aston Villa – they’ve lost Jack Grealish but they’re bringing in really strong players and have a stronger squad. So it makes for an exciting season and we’ll see [what happens].”

Chelsea will next face Europa League winners Villarreal in the UEFA Super Cup final at Windsor Park in Belfast on Wednesday night.

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