Chelsea international wants to leave this week, Lampard reluctant to sell
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Chelsea wideman Davide Zappacosta is keen to leave the club and return to Italy before the summer transfer window closes on Thursday, according to The Sun.
The Italy international full-back has struggled to make a consistent impact at Stamford Bridge since signing from Torino, with a lack of regular first-team football at the Blues.
With Cesar Azpilicueta the first-choice right-back at Chelsea and an important man for the Stamford Bridge outfit, Zappacosta has been resigned to appearances from the bench and in cup games.
The report suggests that the Italian wants to return to Serie A and has his eye on completing a deal to move back to his homeland this week.
From Chelsea’s perspective, youngster Reece James is seemingly set to have his breakthrough season and provide competition for places in the Blues first-team squad.
However, the report suggests that Lampard is reluctant to allow Zappacosta to leave given that the youngster is recovering from injury and the Italian being sold would leave the club short at right-back.
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