“I’m telling you now - and I didn’t want to say this in front of him - but he will go right to the very top. He’s got everything that’s needed to become a top class midfield player.
“His attitude is first class, he’s got strength, he can play, he can pass it and he can score goals.“ (Harry Redknapp)
Right to the very top indeed. 18 years to the day, Chelsea signed arguably their greatest ever player, Frank Lampard.
With 640 appearances for the Blues, along with 211 goals to his name, Lampard goes down in history as a club legend.