EVERTON boss Frank Lampard claims Anthony Gordon is worth over £100million amid transfer interest from Chelsea.
Gordon, 21, has been heavily linked with a move away from Goodison Park this summer.
Chelsea have been pushing to sign him, but Everton have already knocked back four offers.
And now, Lampard has insisted that the winger is in the same bracket as players worth over £100m.
On Friday, he told Sky Sports: “He is our player and remains so, he is in the squad for tomorrow.
“He is a huge player for us, I said it last week, not only is he of great value to the club financially, but more importantly of great value to the squad and to me.
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“They haven’t bid £60m so let’s not talk about a number that’s not there.
“I can’t put a number on his value to the club. I’ve been fortunate enough to work with fantastic young players at Derby and Chelsea, seen them develop and become England internationals and Champions League winners, worth triple figures (£100m+) in terms of their personal values.
“Anthony is in that bracket, he’s been a pleasure to work with and he’s ours. He’s an Everton boy, he plays for us and the crowd relate to him.
“It’s understandable that people would be interested in him because of the level of player that he is. The facts remain the same.”
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Everton chiefs are eager to keep Gordon at the club for at least one more year.
However, they may be forced into a sale as the winger has made it clear that he wants to leave.
Gordon wants to play in the Champions League as he believes it will help him break into Gareth Southgate’s England squad ahead of this year’s Qatar World Cup.
He dropped a huge transfer hint earlier this week suggesting that a move could be on the cards.
Fans were quick to notice that he had removed all Everton links from his Instagram bio.
The Toffees will travel to the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday to take on Brentford.
Lampard will be hoping his side can claim their first win of the Premier League season.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
