{"id":646979,"date":"2019-06-28T15:58:57","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T15:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"post-1215815\"><!-- .entry-header --><div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"description\">\n\t\t<p>Frank Lampard\u2019s return to Chelsea as the club\u2019s new manager edged closer on Tuesday as Derby said they had granted permission for the Premier League c"},"modified":"2019-06-28T15:58:57","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T15:58:57","slug":"lampard-to-conclude-chelsea-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/28\/lampard-to-conclude-chelsea-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Lampard to conclude Chelsea return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1215815\"><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p>Frank Lampard\u2019s return to Chelsea as the club\u2019s new manager edged closer on Tuesday as Derby said they had granted permission for the Premier League club to conclude negotiations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1215826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1215826\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1215826 size-full jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"Lampard\" width=\"635\" height=\"400\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/Lampard1.jpg\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1215826 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/1561737537_513_Lampard1.jpg\" alt=\"Lampard\" width=\"635\" height=\"400\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1215826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lampard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDerby County Football Club can confirm that they have granted permission for Chelsea Football Club to speak to Frank Lampard about the vacant managerial position at Stamford Bridge,\u201d Derby said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><!-- between content ad --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith pre-season fast approaching for both clubs it is hoped this will allow Chelsea to swiftly conclude their discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lampard is Chelsea\u2019s record goalscorer after netting 211 goals from midfield between 2001 and 2014 at Stamford Bridge, where he won three Premier League titles, the Champions League and Europa League in a 13-trophy haul.<\/p>\n<p>However, he has just one season\u2019s experience in management as he led Derby to the brink of a return to the Premier League, only to fall short in the Championship playoff final against Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have been seeking a manager since Maurizio Sarri departed to take charge of Juventus last week.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Sarri\u2019s sour relationship with the Chelsea supporters, owner Roman Abramovich has turned to a fan favourite to ease the Londoners through what could be a difficult season of transition.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are unlikely to be able to make any signings this summer as they are serving a two-window transfer ban from FIFA.<\/p>\n<p>And their best player of recent times has also departed after Eden Hazard completed a 100 million euro ($114 million) move to Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>VANGUARD<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\tjs = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\tjs.src = \"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.9&appId=1281965775160257\";\n\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script>\n\t\/\/Facebook\n\t(function(d, s, id) {\n\t  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t  js.src = \"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.4&appId=513460408765074\";\n\t  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\t<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Lampard\u2019s return to Chelsea as the club\u2019s new manager edged closer on Tuesday as Derby said they had granted permission for the Premier League club to conclude negotiations. 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