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Opinion: Chelsea target is not an upgrade, Lampard must keep the faith

Chelsea’s ongoing pursuit of a new goalkeeper is no surprise given Kepa Arrizabalaga’s struggles this season.

However, if the club is planning to cut its losses you would hope that they would be targeting an upgrade on the Spanish stopper.

With that in mind, it makes the repeated links with Burnley goalie Nick Pope somewhat baffling.

The 27-year-old has re-established himself as number one at Turf Moor after a spell behind Tom Heaton and Joe Hart in the pecking order.

His performances have helped the Clarets into the top half of the Premier League, but is he that much better than Kepa?