Chelsea plan to buy a new striker in January - confident their transfer ban will be lifted.

The Sun says Frank Lampard has made a back-up striker to Tammy Abraham his top target, with Bournemouth star Callum Wilson and RB Leipzig hitman Timo Werner both on the club's radar.

FIFA banned Chelsea from making signings for two transfer windows — last summer and this January — after a probe into their recruitment of foreign players under the age of 18.

The club's legal team believe that the Court of Arbitration for Sport will suspend or even quash the second one of those.

New evidence has been presented in their defence for an appeal, as well as an argument based on Manchester City escaping punishment for similar infringements.

Also on Chelsea's wish-list is a winger to replace Willian, who has failed to agree a new contract and could leave for free next summer.