Frank Lampard to be offered Chelsea job this week - report

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Frank Lampard will be offered a three-year contract to return to Chelsea as manager this week, say reports

Frank Lampard

The Derby County boss has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge after the Italian joined Juventus on Sunday.

Lampard will be joined by former Chelsea academy coach Jody Morris and fitness coach Chris Jones when returns to the London club, ESPN FC reports.

Chelsea are expected to make a formal approach this week.

However, Derby are determined to keep him at Pride Park after the former England midfielder led the Rams to the Championship play-off final in his first season at the helm.

Lampard is understood to have been offered a contract extension by his current employers, while Chelsea could have to fork out as much as £4 million in compensation for a deal to go ahead.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.