Frank Lampard closer to landing Chelsea job as he begins picking backroom team

Derby County manager Frank Lampard seems closer to a fairytale return to Chelsea as manager of the club to replace Maurizio Sarri.

According to the Daily Mirror, another blues legend, Petr Cech, will also be officially named as the team's new sports director in a move suggesting that Lampard may also be on the way.

The former England international has been strongly linked to the work of CFC in recent times, and the club in West London is betting heavily after the departure of Sarri to Juventus.

It is possible that the experienced Italian tactician was not a cup of tea for everyone, but he took Chelsea to third place and the glory of the Europa League in his only season in charge.

Lampard, on the other hand, is a Chelsea legend from his playing days, but he only has one season in charge of the Derby on the side of the Championship in terms of his managerial experience.

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