Frank Lampard needs to significantly improve his Chelsea team this season to avoid being sacked, claimed Tony Cascarino.

Club owner Roman Abramovich deployed huge sums of money to strengthen the team in order to challenge Liverpool and Manchester City for the Premier League title this season.

The club have signed Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Tiago Siva, Ben Chilwell, Malang Sarr, and are on the verge of acquiring the services of one of the best players in Europe, Kai Havertz for an humongous fee.

Speaking to talkSport, the former Blues player, Cascarino, said: “Frank will be fully aware that him getting that investment means there’s a different challenge now.

“He will know the expectation won’t just be qualifying for Champions League football.

“That was the expectation last summer, and if they managed it with a transfer embargo then it’s a bonus.”

Before he added: “That brings more pressure and Frank will know that, but if he doesn’t reach their expectations and goals then he’s not going to be manager of Chelsea next year.”