Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists that Cesc Fabregas has not been bought to fill the void of Frank Lampard as he believes Lampard is irreplaceable. After his contract expired at Chelsea this summer, Lampard, 36 -- Chelseas record goalscorer -- has joined Premier League champions Manchester City on loan from New York City FC for the first half of the English season, a move confirmed earlier this week. The Blues spent around 30 million euros bringing Fabregas to London from Barcelona, but Mourinho told Rio Ferdinand during a preseason event at central Londons BT Tower, that such a legendary player as Lampard could not be replaced. Frank is Frank, he is irreplaceable, no chance, he said in quotes reported by the Independent. We have to forget Frank because as you know he is a very special man but very, very special player. Shinji Kagawa says he wants to use the frustration of last season as a trigger to improve in the coming campaign. Kagawa, 25, endured a difficult spell under David Moyes and made just 14 starts in the Premier League. He has failed to settle in England since arriving from Borussia Dortmund in June 2012 and played only two of Japans three games in the 2014 World Cup group stages. When I look back, last season was tough, Kagawa said. I will use that frustration as a trigger to express myself this season, challenging myself to do new things. Ill work hard to achieve goals and results. Im really enjoying myself, its my third year with United and I know my teammates very well. Cameroon striker Samuel Etoo could be set to continue his career in Holland as Ajax director Marc Overmars has confirmed the club are in talks to sign him. Etoo, 33, played for Chelsea on a one-year contract last season but that expired this summer and he is now available on a free transfer. He scored 12 goals in all competitions for the Blues last season -- all at Stamford Bridge -- and has been attracting the interest of Sunderland, QPR and West Ham. However, Ajaxs ability to offer Champions League football may swing the balance in the Dutch clubs favour. Samuel seemed very hungry to play for Ajax. He is fit and has a great drive to succeed once again, Overmars told Voetbal International. Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has completed his move to Bayern Munich and signed a three-year deal. The German champions revealed on Tuesday that they had agreed a fee with the Reds and personal terms with the 31-year-old Spain international. Reina lost his place under manager Brendan Rodgers following the signing of Simon Mignolet and spent last season on loan at Italian club Napoli. He made 394 appearances for the Merseyside club between 2005 and 2013.
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