{"id":466865,"date":"2019-06-25T08:12:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T12:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=466865"},"modified":"2019-06-25T08:12:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T12:12:48","slug":"derby-county-chelsea-frank-lampard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/06\/25\/derby-county-chelsea-frank-lampard\/","title":{"rendered":"Derby County Grant Chelsea Permission to Speak to Frank Lampard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Derby County have confirmed that they have granted <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/feeds\/chelseafootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a> permission to speak to Frank Lampard about the managerial job at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<h1>Frank Lampard Given Permission To Speak To Chelsea<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Derby County can confirm that they have granted permission for Chelsea to speak to Frank Lampard about the vacant managerial position at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Derby County (@dcfcofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcfcofficial\/status\/1143474009285234688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">25 June 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The Situation<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea are searching for a new manager following the departure of <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/feeds\/items\/maurizio-sarri-departs-chelsea-for-juventus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maurizio Sarri<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/juventus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juventus<\/a>. They have identified club legend Frank Lampard as their preferred option to take over from the Italian.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a successful season at Stamford Bridge, Maurizio Sarri opted for a return to Italian to replace Massimiliano Allegri at Juventus. Chelsea triumphed in the Europa League after beating <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/feeds\/arsenalfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal<\/a> in the final; as well as returning to the Champions League by finishing third in the Premier League. As a result, it seemed strange that they allowed Sarri to depart Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Appointing Frank Lampard will be deemed a risky appointment by Chelsea. The 41-year-old has had just one season as a manager with Derby County. However, it was successful, as he managed Derby to the Championship play-off.<\/p>\n<h2>Club Statement<\/h2>\n<p>A statement on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcfc.co.uk\/news\/2019\/06\/club-statement-frank-lampard\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derby County website<\/a> read: &#8220;Derby County Football Club can confirm that they have granted Chelsea Football Club to speak to Frank Lampard about the vacant managerial position at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With pre-season fast approaching for both clubs it is hoped this will allow Chelsea to swiftly conclude their discussions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The club will make no further comment at this stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Sense of Inevitability<\/h2>\n<p>Derby have been desperate to get their manager to stay at Pride Park. According to Rich Jones of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/derby-offer-frank-lampard-10million-16671510\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Mirror<\/a>, Derby reportedly offered Lampard \u00a310m to stay with them.<\/p>\n<p>However, since the departure of Sarri from Stamford Bridge, it seemed inevitable that Lampard would stay at Pride Park. It is a dream job for the former Chelsea player.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Lampard will likely be given time to implement his style at Chelsea, due to his club legend status at the club.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"bmtamlC_S9ZxriZNWkSVjA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1152048750\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'bmtamlC_S9ZxriZNWkSVjA',sig:'PYTXI8GOZ-T18Lg0gt2EWUBVYQcnKyo9N_tOMkZ1Z30=',w:'594px',h:'419px',items:'1152048750',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derby County have confirmed that they have granted Chelsea permission to speak to Frank Lampard about the managerial job at Stamford Bridge. Frank Lampard Given Permission To Speak To Chelsea &nbsp; Derby County can confirm that they have granted permission for Chelsea to speak to Frank Lampard about the vacant managerial position at Stamford Bridge. 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