Frank Lampard responds to Willian after the Eden Hazard team numbers claim

Frank Lampard responded to Willian's claim that he had already been given Eden Hazard's iconic team number in Chelsea.

The move from Hazard to Real Madrid means that Chelsea will have a new number 10 for the first time in four years. The Belgian international has thus released the jersey previously announced by Juan Mata and Joe Cole.

Sending to the Brazilian television channel Desimpedidos, Willian said: "I was offered the number 10 jersey before next season and I will take it."

Willian has warned the No.22 t-shirt throughout his career in Chelsea, but Lampard denied the badertion of the 30-year-old, who played a role in the recent success of the Copa America in Brazil, and confirmed that he had not yet made a decision.

"The decision is not confirmed," he said after Chelea's 2-1 victory over Barcelona's victory in Japan. "It will be taken in due course. Let's hope that his date of return to training is early August. "

The goals of Tammy Abraham and Ross Barkley helped the Lampard team record the most impressive result of their pre-season campaign so far.

"We had two tough games in the wet," he added. "The tour has achieved its goal.

"We have to be fit and ready for Manchester United, and the clock is running fast enough at this point, and now we just have to keep working.

"It's a good tour and it's always a pleasure to come to Japan. More importantly, it's work and both games are good exercises for us.

"What I learned about the players is that they are a good group. I am very happy.

"In terms of workload, players have to get used to it now. I have established the standard of how I want them to work. "