Well, that's me well and truly shot down. Cheers, Ben!

Manchester United want to sign Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 24, from Sporting Lisbon, and the player's agent is already in the UK to thrash out a deal, according to Sky Sports, external.

Latest transfer gossip here.

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Now then.

Your texts and tweets have been flooding in about Frank Lampard. You chatty lot.

So, it got me thinking about transfers and club ins and outs now the teams have returned to pre-season training.

Are you happy with your club's transfer business so far? Which area(s) need strengthening? What are your predictions for the new season?

Tweet me using #bbcfootball or text me - with your name - on 81111 (UK only).

Five weeks tomorrow until the new Premier League season kicks off...

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Former Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has agreed an emotional return to former club Juventus next season.

Buffon, 41, spent 17 years with the Turin giants before joining Paris St-Germain last summer.

He underwent a medical at Juventus on Thursday - and now Juve have basically live-tweeted the whole thing.

Lampard joined Chelsea from boyhood club West Ham for a fee of £11m in 2001.

He won a Champions League and a Europa League at the club, while also helping them to win three Premier League titles, four FA Cups and two League Cups.

Chelsea's title win in 2004-05 was their first in half a century and Lampard scored 13 league goals that season, including both in a 2-0 victory at Bolton that sealed the top-flight crown.

He scored 10 or more Premier League goals in 10 successive seasons for Chelsea and is the club's all-time record goalscorer with 211.

Lampard left Stamford Bridge in June 2014 and had a stint at Manchester City, where he scored six goals in 32 appearances.

He then joined New York City in Major League Soccer in the US, making his debut in August 2015, before ending his 21-year professional playing career in 2017.

Lampard won 106 England caps after making his international debut in 1999 and went on to score 29 goals for the Three Lions.

He appeared in three World Cups and one European Championships.

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Nicola: I always knew Frank would come home..I didn't expect it to be this soon though and as excited as I am there is an air of nervous anticipation just hoping the club will give him time because that's exactly what he needs. It's a new era & direction so let's see#frank, external#bbcfootball, external

Christian Pulisic, a £58m signing from Borussia Dortmund, has replaced talisman Eden Hazard but Lampard will be forced to work with limited resources in his first season after the club was put under a transfer embargo.

Chelsea have a plethora of players on loan at Premier League and Championship clubs, including Kurt Zouma at Everton and promotion-winning Tammy Abraham at Aston Villa, and many are expected to be recalled.

Lampard also worked closely with two Chelsea players at Derby, both Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori featuring heavily in his spell at Pride Park.

"There's a nice balance of the older and younger players," said Lampard.

"I'm excited about the current crop of youngsters, especially seeing the work that has gone into the academy over the years.

"I've seen the players - I worked with Mason Mount last year and you can see their attitude, how they hold themselves and their manners.

"I want to dangle the carrot and ask them can you perform? Can you get in the team?"

The new manager will have to succeed where his predecessor failed in giving sufficient game time to Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek, two of Chelsea's most promising youngsters.

Midfielder Loftus-Cheek has recently agreed a new five-year deal at his boyhood club, but Lampard will have to convince Hudson-Odoi to remain in west London despite ongoing interest from German giants Bayern Munich.

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Louee Hudson: #bbcfootball, external I actually think this is the best time for Lampard to be appointed as there is 0 expectation for the club to challenge for titles this season considering a transfer ban and losing the star player

Richard Holman: #bbcfootball, external Lampard is feel-good. Don't burden him and the club with specific expectations in year one.

Vishal: Some people may their doubts regarding Lampard's appointment, but as a Chelsea fan, you know for sure that he is going to give his best. We have seen what Lampard is capable of when he gives his best. #bbcfootball, external

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Considering many people (though not me) thought last season was a failure, do you really see Chelsea this time around getting third in the Premier League, winning a major European trophy and just missing out on a domestic trophy against Manchester City by the width of a post?

If Frank "only" got another top-four finish I think that would be astounding, but Maurizio Sarri was roundly criticised for doing much better than that while completely overhauling the team's style. The standards demanded at Chelsea are that high.

Is it disrespectful to question whether Frank is making the right decision by taking this job so early in his managerial career? If things go wrong at the start it can destroy your chances going forward. Just look at the stick Gary Neville took after his stint at Valencia went belly up. Sir Alex Ferguson was sacked from his first job at St Mirren - although he did bounce back quite well!

You have to be good, but you also have to have good timing in management. Frank had the best timing I have ever seen in a footballer when it came to arriving in the box, but the timing of his arrival as Chelsea manager could have been better, even if it is through no fault of his own.

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How about this for a little throwback?!

This was 14 June 2001.

I was seven. I now feel very old.

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The appointment comes nine days after Derby gave Lampard permission to talk to Chelsea and 18 days after Sarri left Stamford Bridge.

Lampard is the 10th full-time manager appointed by Roman Abramovich since he bought the club in 2003.

Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia said Lampard's Championship play-off final appearance with Derby demonstrated that he is "one of the most talented young coaches in the game".

"It gives us great pleasure to welcome Frank back to Chelsea as head coach," she said. "Frank possesses fantastic knowledge and understanding of the club."

Derby assistant manager Jody Morris and first-team coach Chris Jones have also joined Lampard at Stamford Bridge, while former team-mate Petr Cech was appointed as technical advisor last month.

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Bezaleel: #bbcfootball, external Just as Ole's at the Wheel, Frank is back at the Bridge. Interesting times ahead in the Premier League.

James Lockwood: Big step up, and big risk, for Frank Lampard. Can understand why he couldn't say no but my gut says another few years at Derby (or somewhere like Newcastle) would have been better long term! #welcomehomefrank, external#bbcfootball, external

Jacob: Lampard poor choice in my opinion. Really shortsighted, destined to be the next Neville/Henry/OGS etc. #cfc, external#bbcfootball, external

Chelsea are now being heavily backed to finish in the top four.

In the past hour, 36% of all bets in the market have backed the Blues to retain a Champions League place, despite being hit with a transfer ban.

Lampard's new side are 5-4 to do so, actually making them fifth favourites to finish in the top four.

That's behind favourites Man City (1-33), Liverpool (1-8), Tottenham (8-13) and Manchester United (6-5).

Oddschecker spokesperson Callum Wilson said: "Lampard is a Chelsea legend on the pitch - can he repeat similar heroics from the dugout?

"Chelsea fans will have to temper their expectations, though, with the west London club priced up at a whopping 40-1 to win the Premier League next year."

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