Frank Lampard has said he will have no problems loaning out Everton youngsters to the lower leagues or abroad.

Lampard has garnered a reputation for playing youngsters in the first-team, both at Chelsea and Everton.

And the former England midfielder wants those players on the fringes to get first-team experience.

"The case for every young player is different," Lampard told the club's website.

"As a club, we have to find a balance between having a strong academy, in terms of the teams we put out, because we are Everton, they have to stay strong – but also thinking about the important part of every player's personal development and whether can they make the First Team.

"In most cases, the best route is to go out and play. Most players can really benefit from going away and playing football on loan, in the Championship and, sometimes, in foreign leagues.

"I am very open to that.

"Unless we feel their development is best served here in the Academy, or they are touching the First Team – sometimes you want players training with you daily, so you feel you can affect them here – it can be the right time to go out.

"We – myself and Kevin Thelwell [Director of Football] – will be very 'on' those situations."