Frank Lampard is set to take over from Maurizio SarriLampard is set to replace Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge once the Italian seals his move to Juventus in the coming weeks. Their 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa at Wembley in the play-off final consigned them to Championship football for another year. But despite failing to secure promotion, Lampard has received plenty of plaudits throughout the campaign for his brand of attacking football. More importantly, however, Lampard is still extremely popular with fans at Stamford Bridge with the 40-year-old believed to be the first-choice target at Chelsea. And with Lampard set to be Chelsea’s first choice when it comes to a replacement, Pride Park bosses have set their sights on Bowyer as their prime target.

Source: Express June 05, 2019 04:30 UTC