hana’s FA have announced their intention to poach England starlet Tariq Lamptey.

The right-back, 20, has been a revelation since joining Brighton from Chelsea in January.

Born in London to Ghanaian parents, he has played for England at all ages from Under-18 upwards. He made his Under-21s debut in a 2-1 win over Austria in September.

But Ghana FA president Kurt Okraku revealed he has launched a charm offensive to persuade the defender to switch allegiance to the Black Stars.

Okraku told local media: “We are following every top Ghanaian talent you may have seen on your screens.

“Someone like Tariq Lamptey. We have been speaking with his family, to make sure that having identified him as a top talent we will bring him to represent our country.

“In the same vein, other people are also talking to him and his family to represent another country [England].

“The national teams are for Ghanaians. It doesn’t mean only those who reside in Ghana, but every Ghanaian across the world.”

Chelsea’s chances of winning the 2021 Champions League aren’t looking too clever despite an unbeaten start in Group E.

But who are the runners and riders three games into this season’s European competition?

Data crunched by FiveThirtyEight has reigning champs Bayern Munich as the hot favourites to be crowned kings of Europe again.

Hansi Flick’s side, who knocked the Blues out of the competition last season, have a 26 per cent chance of winning the final at this stage.

Billy Gilmour has admitted that he would have regretted not leaving Rangers for Chelsea.

He told Four Lads had a Dream podcast: “When I signed for Chelsea, there were a lot of folk asking the questions over why I left.

“They said I was just going to be missing. But I wanted to follow my dream and if I had never done it, I would have regretted it.

“I took the chance, I worked hard and I came down here and believed in myself and my own ability to go to the top and play against these top players.

“So far things have gone well.”

Rennes president Nicolas Holveck has slammed the referee in charge of the club’s defeat to Chelsea.

He told Telefoot via L’Equipe: “I am very proud of the coach (Julien Stephan). We should not be ashamed despite the score.

“But there is more than disappointment, there is frustration. The man of the match was the referee.

“I would like them to explain to me the handball rules inside the box. If there is a handball from Dalbert while the ball has already touched his foot, what about the handball from Zouma? VAR wakes up for our [handball] but not theirs.

“And on top of that he gives a second yellow with that. We can be frustrated, more than frustrated. The result, it was the referee who made it.

“The match is killed at 2-0 while Alfred [Gomis, Rennes’ goalkeeper] has not had a save to make. We were certainly refereed like the newbie, and that is difficult to accept.

“You have less weight over the referee when you are Rennes than when you are Chelsea. When the referee has a good match, in general, you do not speak about him.

“But I think we are going to speak a lot about him this evening. Even the English media are unanimous in saying that it is a little scandal. Sleep will be hard to find.”