Frank Lampard
Frank Lampard is set to seal a sensational return
to Chelsea as manager within the next few
hours.
The former Blues midfielder is set to return to
Stamford Bridge alongside his current Derby No 2 and former Chelsea player Jody
Morris, with their roles set to be announced ‘in the next 48 hours’, according
to talkSPORT.
Lampard, 41, has been the overwhelming favourite to
become Chelsea boss since Maurizio Sarri left his post to take over at Serie A champions Juventus.
He
has only been Derby manager for a season and narrowly missed out on securing
promotion to the Premier League in his first campaign as a manager.
Lampard
led Derby to the Championship play-off final at Wembley, only for his side to
be defeated by Aston Villa.
But
it was his work with Derby’s youngsters, including two loan signings from
Chelsea in Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori, that stood out.
With
Chelsea set to be under a transfer ban this summer, Lampard will be expected to
clear a pathway to the first team from the club’s youth fold and create a
platform for future success at Stamford Bridge.
As a player at Chelsea, Lampard made 648
appearances and is the club’s record goalscorer with 211 strikes. He won three
Premier Leagues, four FA Cups, the Champions League and Europa League, starring
in an era of unprecedented success for the club.
At
Derby, Lampard won 24 games from 57 matches and also led them to the
quarter-final stage of the Carabao Cup.
They
knocked out Manchester United, who were then managed by Lampard’s former boss
Jose Mourinho, before being beaten by Chelsea.
