Frank Lampard insists that he’s “pushing” on two fronts as the summer transfer window clock ticks down to Monday night’s 7pm deadline.

As well as hoping to add fresh quality to strengthen his Sky Blues squad, in particular a top class centre-back – preferably Hull’s Charlie Hughes for whom the club have seen a third bid rejected – the head coach remains determined to keep hold of his own star players including the likes of Jack Rudoni, Milan van Ewijk and Bobby Thomas, all of whom have been linked with interest from elsewhere this summer.

Asked for an update on potential new signings with less than four days of trading to go, Lampard said: “There’s no news until there’s news. And, unfortunately, I can’t give you anything. But I think it would be disrespectful to anything that may hap

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