But the former midfielder is excited about working with two of his young charges in particular —- Kurt Zouma and Mason Mount.
Browsing: Frank Lampard
Lampard, who is the club’s record goalscorer from his time as a player, was appointed Chelsea’s new manager this month with Chelsea unable to add new players to their squad following a FIFA ban.
The 20-year-old was on loan last season at Derby County under Frank Lampard, now the Chelsea coach, making 44 appearances in all competitions and scoring 11 goals.
Sarri departed for Juventus after one season at Stamford Bridge, having guided Chelsea to the Europa League title and third place in the Premier League.
Lampard, adored by Chelsea fans as the heart and soul of the club’s midfield during a trophy-laden 13 years at Stamford Bridge, was handed a three-year contract having left second tier Derby County.
The former England midfielder returns to Stamford Bridge following a season in charge of Sky Bet Championship side Derby
The Blues icon was given Monday and Tuesday off by Derby, whose players returned to pre-season training yesterday, to get the deal done.
The Championship (second tier) club said in a statement the decision was to allow Lampard’s discussions “to be concluded as soon as possible”.
The Blues will open their schedule against Bohemians on July 10 at Dalymount Park before they play St Patrick’s three days later.
Chelsea ace Tammy Abraham has told his club it is now or never over breaking into the first-team this season as Frank Lampard nears a move.
Chelsea hero, John Obi Mikel, has admitted he used to scream at the likes of Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard during his time at Stamford Bridge.
Aston Villa returned to the English Premier League after a three-year absence, beating Derby County 2-1 in the English Championship playoff final at Wembley on Monday.
Celtic have been linked with a summer move for Derby County player of the year Fikayo Tomori.
The 30-year-old joined Derby on a short-term deal on Friday, which runs until the end of the season, subject to international clearance, after becoming a free agent last month when he left Hibernian.
Frank Lampard has played down reports suggesting he is a contender to succeed Maurizio Sarri if the Chelsea head coach is sacked.
Now with Middlesbrough, Mikel finds himself in direct competition with former Blues teammates, though, after Ashley Cole joined Frank Lampard’s Derby and John Terry became a coach at Aston Villa.
Frank Lampard has been eager to bolster his options at centre back and has turned to the 30-year-old Nigeria international who left Scottish Premiership side Hibernian in January after activating a clause in his contract.
Derby County’s preparations for Friday’s Championship clash against leaders Leeds United have been disrupted by allegations of someone spying on Frank Lampard’s side in training this week.
Chelsea extended their unbeaten start to the Premier League season to 10 games with a statement-making 4-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday.
The 37-year-old is expected to officially hang up his boots in the coming weeks after turning down the chance to prolong his career in Russia with Spartak Moscow.