Frank Lampard will take over as Chelsea’s interim manager until the end of the session.
During Chelsea’s upcoming match against Wolves on Saturday, Lampard is anticipated to serve as the manager.
Only 48 hours after Graham Potter was fired, the 44-year-old was at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night to watch Chelsea draw 0-0 with Liverpool.
In January 2021, Chelsea’s all-time leading scorer Lampard was fired from his position as manager at Stamford Bridge. He took over at Everton, but less than a year later, in January, he was fired.
A potential caretaker move for Lampard comes after Chelsea held talks in London with former Barcelona and Spain boss Luis Enrique over their managerial vacancy.
The 52-year-old, who is out of work after leaving the Spain job following the World Cup, won the treble at Barcelona in 2014/15, lifting LaLiga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League.
Chelsea are set to assess up to seven candidates as they undergo what they insist will be an “exhaustive process” to replace Potter.
Julian Nagelsmann, Mauricio Pochettino, Ruben Amorim, Oliver Glasner and Luciano Spalletti are also among those under discussion internally at Chelsea. However, Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi is not believed to be on the list.
Sky in Germany are reporting that talks between Nagelsmann’s representatives and Chelsea are ongoing and positive.
The 35-year-old, recently sacked by Bayern Munich, wants to manage in the Premier League and sees it as his natural next destination but will not rush into a decision over his future amid strong interest from Chelsea and Tottenham.
The German wants a short period to reset and his preference is to oversee a full pre-season when taking on a new job.
