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Chelsea may offer Frank Lampard head coach job as alternative options are unavailable or out of reach



Chelsea may be faced with little option but to offer Frank Lampard an earlier than anticipated return to the club as head coach.

Maurizio Sarri’s return to Italy with Juventus will be confirmed once compensation is finally agreed, leaving Chelsea to hunt for his successor.

Lampard has always been viewed as a Chelsea manager in waiting, but the club would have ideally approached him after more than one year in charge of Derby County in the Championship.

Chelsea’s hand may be forced, however, as a number of Lampard’s rivals for the post this time round could prove to be out of reach.

Ajax coach Erik ten Hag as admirers inside Stamford Bridge, but Dutch sources expect him to stay in Amsterdam after taking the club to the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Bayern Munich are also thought to be impressed by Ten Hag, as the Germans consider whether or not to make their own managerial change.

Max Allegri is out of work after leaving Juventus. There would be doubts about appointing a third successive Italian at Chelsea and there are claims he wants to take time out to prepare for his next job.

England manager Gareth Southgate has stated he is confident that his assistant Steve Holland will not go anywhere before next summer’s European Championships, while Watford are confident of keeping hold of Javi Gracia.

Gracia signed a new Watford contract in November and it is understood that the Hornets would be due significant compensation if the 49-year-old left this summer.

That means that unless Chelsea could tempt Ten Hag to change his mind, or make a serious play for Allegri, the most realistic competition to Lampard could be Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Nuno Espirito Santo or out-of-work Laurent Blanc.

Having sold Eden Hazard to Real Madrid, Chelsea are also facing the prospect of a two-window transfer ban that is currently due to start this summer.

Despite concerns over his level of experience, the appointment of Lampard would go down extremely well with a large number of Chelsea fans.

It would also be welcomed by the club’s bright young stars, who have been excitedly messaging each other and chatting about the prospect of Lampard taking over.

With the prospect of a transfer ban hanging over them, Chelsea may have to lean heavily on some of their Academy graduates next season and Lampard is viewed as the perfect man among the young players to oversee that process.

He took midfielder Mason Mount and defender Fikayo Tomori with him to Derby and the pair shined during their season-long loan deals.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/06/12/chelsea-may-offer-frank-lampard-head-coach-job-alternative-options/

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The fee received for Sarri should more than cover any compensation needed to buy Lampard out of his Derby County contract if he is deemed the right man to step in.

Lampard has a number of backers inside Stamford Bridge and, despite some fears over the fact he has managed for just a year with Derby in the Championship, sources put the chances of his return as high as 80 per cent.

Chelsea’s young players have been excitedly exchanging messages over the prospect of Lampard and his assistant Jody Morris returning, and what it would do for their playing prospects.

As reported by Telegraph Sport, Chelsea may have little option but to offer Lampard the job with a number of their alternatives potentially out of reach.

Ajax coach Erik ten Hag has admirers within Chelsea, but Dutch sources expect him to stay in Amsterdam for another year and also believe Bayern Munich may be a more attractive job offer for him.

Former Juventus manager Max Allegri has also confirmed he will take a year out of football, saying: “I'm going to take a year off to recharge the batteries and take my personal life back in hand. The last 16 years have felt like being in a spin-dryer.”

While some supporters will be sad to see the back of Sarri, who secured Champions League qualification with a third-placed finish, as well as winning the Europa League, there will be excitement over the prospect of Lampard’s return.

Chelsea officials were shocked to hear supporters chant against Sarri and his style of football, and the connection between Lampard and the fans is something that will certainly work in his favour.

Sarri’s exit does, however, mean Chelsea have lost their head coach and star player in the last week, and also face a two-window transfer ban.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/06/13/maurizio-sarri-leave-chelsea-juventus-clubs-agree-5m-compensation/

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Derby will demand £4m compensation fee from Chelsea for Frank Lampard

Derby will demand a compensation fee of £4 million for manager Frank Lampard, as Chelsea prepare to make a formal approach.

Lampard is emerging as the leading candidate for Chelsea when the departure of Maurizio Sarri is confirmed, with the club’s former midfielder in line for an emotional return.

The 40 year-old lifted three Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the Champions League during his time at Stamford Bridge and is now being targeted to take over just 12 months after becoming a manager.

But Derby are determined to play hardball in any potential negotiations and are protected by a hefty compensation figure, which increases in cost if a club competing in the Champions League makes an approach.

Lampard has two years remaining on his contract at Pride Park and it would require a fee of £4m to take him away from the Championship club.

Derby are understood to be relaxed about the situation and are still planning for pr­e-season with Lampard in charge, after he guided the club to the play-off final in his first campaign.

Since that defeat to Aston Villa at Wembley last month, Lampard has held a number of meetings with chairman Mel Morris and chief executive Stephen Pearce over squad additions and contract extensions for players. The latest meeting was in London on Thursday.

It is also believed that Morris is in talks with a few parties over potential investment into the club, which will allow Lampard more room to manoeuvre in the transfer market if he stays.

However, Derby are also aware that Lampard may find a return to Chelsea difficult to turn down if any formal approach does materialise. Derby are yet to receive any contact from Chelsea.

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph before the play-off final, Morris admitted it was inevitable Lampard would eventually manage Chelsea.

He said: “I think it is just one of those things, because of the legend he was there as a player. The longer he is here at Derby with success, the easier it is to go there without risk to him because Chelsea is a big club with massive expectations.

“I would always be pleased we gave him the opportunity, proud of what he has achieved with us, and if that happened sooner rather than later I would just hope it works out for him. There would be absolutely no ill feeling and we’d understand it’s probably an opportunity he couldn’t turn down."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/06/14/derby-will-demand-4m-compensation-fee-chelsea-frank-lampard/

Chelsea poised to offer Frank Lampard chance to return as manager

Chelsea are working on a romantic return for Frank Lampard as head coach, with the Stamford Bridge club poised to offer him the chance to replace Maurizio Sarri.

Derby County are resigning themselves to losing Lampard, with thoughts already turning to who his replacement might be and sources close to Chelsea believe the appointment of the 40-year-old is now inevitable.

The compensation worth over £5million Chelsea have secured from Juventus for Sarri will more than cover the £4m it will take to buy Lampard out of his Derby contract.

Barring any hitches, Lampard will be asked to bring the feel-good factor back to Stamford Bridge, while the former midfielder will be keen to find out what Chelsea’s on-pitch expectations of him would be, following the sale of Eden Hazard and the two-window transfer ban that is due to start this summer.

But he would find it incredibly difficult to turn down the club he spent 13 years at as a player, during which time he became Chelsea’s all-time record goalscorer.

Despite some doubts over his relative lack of experience, following just a year in charge of Derby in the Championship, Lampard would be treated as a returning hero by the club’s match-going fans.

And he would also be welcomed by the majority of the players, with the youngsters excited they will be given a greater chance and those unhappy under Sarri hoping for a fresh start.

That is a big factor for owner Roman Abramovich and the Chelsea board who were stung by the disconnect that quickly became evident during Sarri’s reign in which fans chanted for his sacking and revolted against his style of play.

There was also internal displeasure over how individuals such as captain Gary Cahill and Victor Moses, two players who had recently won titles with Chelsea, were frozen out with little or no explanation.

Mauricio Pochettino and Jurgen Klopp are two managers who members of the Chelsea hierarchy have admired for the way in which they have harnessed the support of the Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool fans, and developed a strong spirit within their squads.

That is something that Lampard, together with Petr Cech who is returning in a technical role, will be expected to quickly put right for Chelsea.

Despite qualifying for the Champions League with a third-placed Premier League finish and winning the Europa League, Sarri worked under a cloud for much of his 12 months at the club.

Match-going supporters did not enjoy his style of football or demeanour, while the Italian also made himself unpopular with a number of players thanks to his stubborn attitude and superstitions.

Other than Cahill and Moses, Marcos Alonso grew unhappy under Sarri and Chelsea now face a fight to stop the left-back returning to Spain.

Sarri’s off-pitch behaviour caused issues for the club, as Chelsea were fined on at least two occasions for his late arrival for press conferences as he ignored appeals to cut short dressing-room inquests.

And his smoking and habit of chewing cigarette butts on the touchline were not seen as a good image for such a big club to portray.

Chelsea would have no such problems with Lampard, whose clean-cut image appears to suit them much better, and he would be given plenty of time by the Stamford Bridge faithful.

Lampard would be keen to take his assistant Jody Morris, former Chelsea fitness coach Chris Jones and Derby’s head of performance analysis Steve Rands with him to his old club.

Gianfranco Zola, who acted as assistant to Sarri, is unsure over his future. The club are reluctant to sack a former player who was so well liked, but he may be offered a role away from the first-team unless Lampard wants the 52-year-old as part of his staff.

One player who seems to be heading to Juventus with Sarri is Gonzalo Higuain, whose brother appears to have confirmed he will not return to Chelsea next season.

Higuain spent an unsuccessful period on loan at Chelsea during the second half of the season, but his agent-brother Nicolas said: “I want to clarify that we haven’t talked to anyone else. My brother’s also under contract with Juve. Gonzalo wants to respect his contract and therefore stay with Juventus for another two years.

“His performances at Juve have been good and playing for another team in Italy isn’t a workable solution. I don’t want to disrespect anyone, but if Gonzalo plays in Italy again then he only will for Juve, who own him.

“I think this could be Gonzalo’s year. He has so much strength and determination, and he wants to end his career at Juve.”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/06/14/chelsea-poised-offer-frank-lampard-chance-return-manager/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

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As per @JPercyTelegraph -SSN has confirmed #dcfc in talks with Frank Lampard over new contract at Pride Park -despite #cfc planning an approach imminently to make him their new manager. Derby want to reward Lampard for brilliant debut season, but it’s still expected he will leave

Frank Lampard's Chelsea return awaits approval from Roman Abramovich

Frank Lampard’s appointment at Chelsea requires the ultimate sanction from the club’s owner Roman Abramovich before the club move on to negotiations with Derby County over appointing their former player in the next week.

Lampard, 40, is the first choice of the club and the favourite to take charge as successor to Maurizio Sarri although no agreement has yet been reached with Derby who would expect around £4 million in compensation and have kept an open door policy for their manager. Lampard and the club would then have to decide on his staff as Chelsea approach a challenging 12 months with a number of new appointments.

There is an expectation that Claude Makelele, their former midfielder, will take some role at the club, possibly helping to manage the many players that Chelsea have out on loan. Petr Cech has also returned to the club in an advisory role that is yet to be defined. The club are currently working on the basis that they will not be able to sign players in the next two windows as per their Fifa transfer ban, which is the subject of appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

That means a return for the loanees Mason Mount, Reece James and Tammy Abraham who have all enjoyed successful spells last season in the Championship at Derby County, Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa respectively. The departure of last season’s top goalscorer Eden Hazard means there are serious concerns over where the goals will come from for a team who were the lowest scorers from among the top six last season.

As with all decisions at Chelsea, the appointment of Lampard will have to be approved by Abramovich although all negotiations are undertaken by club director Marina Granovskaia. Her handling of the sale to Real Madrid of Hazard, for a deal that could be up to £130 million on a player who had just one year of his contract remaining, is regarded as a resounding success for the club. Having negotiated the compensation for Maurizio Sarri with Juventus, the final part of the picture is delivering the new manager.

There is also hope that a new deal can be reached with Callum Hudson-Odoi, who has just one year left on his existing deal and is recovering from an operation on a ruptured Achilles tendon. Up to now the club and the player’s representatives have been a long way apart in terms of the salary expectations.

Should agreement be reached with Lampard then it is expected he will bring with him his assistants Jody Morris and Chris Jones, both of them former Chelsea employees who were part of the Derby staff. The expectation is that there will be a much closer relationship between the first team and the academy buildings at the club’s Cobham training ground with Lampard and Morris having both coached the club’s junior teams in recent years.

Derby have always hoped that Lampard would sign a new deal at the club and relations with their manager remain good, albeit realistic. If there was any chance that he could not reach an agreement with Chelsea there would be no question that he would start next season in charge at Pride Park.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/06/15/frank-lampards-chelsea-return-awaits-approval-roman-abramovich/

Frank Lampard 'agrees to take over at Chelsea after Roman Abramovich guarantees him at least two years in the Stamford Bridge hot-seat' https://trib.al/vOr6CyJ

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