Former Paris St Germain manager Thomas Tuchel is the favourite to replace Lampard, British media reported. Lampard, a former midfielder who won three Premier League titles and the Champions League and is the club's record scorer, becomes the 12th Chelsea manager to be fired since Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich took over in 2003. "Absolutely staggering decision from Chelsea to sack Frank Lampard," Owen said. The biggest outlay was for German duo Kai Havertz (71 million pounds) and Timo Werner (50 million euros) but both have remained somewhat peripheral. Ben Chilwell (50 million pounds) has also failed to bring the attacking verve that elevated him to the England team.

Source: bd News24 January 25, 2021 12:56 UTC