Lampard is Chelsea's all-time leading scorer and won three Premier League titles there as a playerChelsea are yet to approach Derby County about the availability of their manager Frank Lampard, says Rams chairman Mel Morris. Lampard, 40, is the favourite to replace Maurizio Sarri as Chelsea boss after the Italian left Stamford Bridge to take charge of Juventus. "We have made it very clear to everyone, but most importantly to Frank, that we want to retain Frank for the long term," said Morris. "If Chelsea want to hire Frank, then it is in their gift to make an offer in pursuit of that. Lampard won three Premier League titles and the Champions League as a Chelsea player, in addition to becoming the club's all-time top scorer with 211.

Source: BBC June 17, 2019 12:00 UTC