Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has revealed the key role that club legend Petr Cech played in the imminent arrival of goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.
Mendy was having his medical on Tuesday ahead of a £22million move to Stamford Bridge from Ligue 1 side Rennes.
Cech made the same switch from the French club to the Blues in 2004 and went on to four Premier League titles and the Champions League during a glittering spell in west London.
Now back at the club as a technical and performance advisor, Lampard said Cech had been “very influential” in the signing.
"Petr was important in that, because the goalkeeper position is a very particular position,” Lampard said ahead of Wednesday night’s EFL Cup meeting with Barnsley.
“Petr Cech was the best in the world at that for a long time. He certainly will have a big say in this situation from my point of view, I lean heavily on him when it comes to the goalkeepers day to day, planning and the future. He was very influential."
