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Frank Lampard insists his Chelsea stars will need a full pre-season before returning despite Premier League pressing on with Project Restart as he is worried about amount of time players have been SAT DOWN

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has insisted his players will need a proper pre-season as he wrestles with getting his side back to fitness for Project Restart.

The Premier League as desperate to get action back underway behind closed doors, with crunch talks set for Monday on finally getting football back on track from June 12.

However, top clubs have already thrown a slight spanner in the works by delaying training for a further week, and Lampard now admits worries over his players' fitness while in lockdown.

Frank Lampard insists teams will need a proper pre-season before any return to action

Speaking via videolink with key worker and lifelong Blues supporter Dr Panos Theodoropoulos, Lampard talked all things Chelsea while applauding those on the front line for all of their hard work they've done during the pandemic.