Frank Leboeuf expecting Chelsea to part company with Carlo Ancelotti & suggests Didier Drogba & Frank Lampard should also leave

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Former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf believes that Carlo Ancelotti will leave the club this summer and has admitted his belief that Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba should also consider their Blues’ futures.

Ancelotti has had a mixed season that has seen the club all but eliminated from the Premier League title race, yet reach the quarter-final stage of the Champions League.

The former AC Milan boss won both the league and FA Cup last season, although Leboeuf is of the opinion that owner Roman Abramovich will be looking to make a managerial change in the summer.

“Definitely, I’ve heard some names of replacements already and I’m pretty sure there is going to be a change,” Leboeuf told talkSPORT.

“It’s a pity in a way because Ancelotti could be a good manager but seeing the results, the atmosphere and the form right now it could be useful to change managers, but I think we will have to change some players to stop the problem coming back again.”

Leboeuf spent five years at Stamford Bridge prior to Abramovich’s takeover of the club and he says there will always be huge pressure on whoever has the job

“Chelsea is a big club but the players are the bosses and they decide to do what they want,” he added. “When a coach comes to Chelsea he doesn’t really see himself as King of the club.

“When you play for Manchester United you have Sir Ferguson as a leader and when you play for Arsenal you have Mr Wenger as a leader.”

The former France international also said that it could be time for two of Chelsea’s main stars – Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard – to leave.

He added: “I think it’s almost the end of the cycle for some players who have spent more than five years at the club.

“I’m not talking about John Terry who was almost born at the club, but some others like Drogba and Lampard.

“They’re players I really like but maybe they need other challenges. It’s a hard time for them and I think Chelsea will have to get rid of some players if they want to be successful again.”