Ross Barkley looks destined to leave Everton this summer (Picture: Getty)

Chelsea legend Frank Lampard has advised Ross Barkley to leave Everton this summer or risk failing to fulfil his potential.

The 23-year-old has opted not to sign a new contract with Everton and has been told he is surplus to Ronald Koeman’s requirements.

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London trio Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham have all been linked with the England international and Lampard believes it is high time Barkley sought a new challenge, just as he did when he left West Ham for Stamford Bridge.

Lampard told football.london, said: ‘Looking at it from the outside, he’s 23 now and he’s always had pockets of games where he’s done well and we talk about him.




‘His England career has done a bit of that as well because he’s never done that throughout a season, so maybe a change would be good for him.

Ross Barkley has refused to sign a contract extension at Goodison Park (Picture: Getty)

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‘At some stage sometimes, I did it as a young lad at West Ham, you have to try and go out of your comfort zone and try something else.

‘Everton fans might not want to hear that, but everybody moves on.’

‘I like Ross and he’s got so much talent,’ added Chelsea’s record goalscorer.

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‘While it does look like he’s going to leave now, he does need to go to a club where he can fulfill that talent.

‘It’s all there, but he probably just needs to get a bit more out of himself. He’s at a young age and it seems that he wants to move.

‘If he comes to a team like Chelsea or Tottenham, the players around him will help him improve because he’ll see what it takes to go to the next level.

‘Ross has the potential and he needs to go to the next level, he needs to look at the likes of Hazard and Willian and try and do the things they do.

‘That’s not just have the potential, but to create and score goals regularly.’

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