Transfer insider: Lampard now contemplating selling Everton ace he dubbed 'world-class' - report

Frank Lampard is reportedly now contemplating selling Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the summer.

Pickford is coming off the back of an absolute masterclass in their 1-0 win against Chelsea at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon, as he was largely credited with keeping their hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League very much alive.

This is not the first time that he has been hailed for his saves this season, as Lampard himself dubbed his saving ability as ‘world-class‘ after the Merseyside club narrowly lost 1-0 at home to reigning champions Manchester City back in March.

If they were to stay up, then Pickford’s form would be a key reason in doing that.

Surprisingly after those heroics, talkSPORT journalist and transfer insider Alex Crook has revealed that Lampard is now ‘contemplating’ selling Pickford this summer, in order to help fund a rebuild on Merseyside.

The club are ‘ready to listen to offers’ for the England international, and he will ‘push’ for a move if they end up relegated.

Tottenham and Hotspur and Newcastle United are thought to be ‘monitoring’ his situation at the moment.

Pickford has already shown how important he can be to the team with some of his outrageous saves this campaign, and so the Toffees should be looking to keep him at all costs.

Of course, this would be very difficult if they did go down, but should they stay up, then they should be trying to fend off interest for their number one.

Nonetheless, the 28-year-old would be very difficult to replace, as Trevor Sinclair believes that he is ‘one of the best‘ goalkeepers in the world on his day, and so the Blues should be doing everything in their power to keep him at the club.

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