Frank Lampard is the favourite to take over as Chelsea bossDerby owner Mel Morris has stressed they plan on keeping Frank Lampard "for the long term", despite continued interest from Chelsea in their manager. Former Blues player Lampard remains favourite to take over from Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge, after it was confirmed on Sunday he has left the club to take over at Juventus. Lampard became Chelsea's record goalscorer and won three Premier League titles and the Champions League during a highly-successful playing career in west London. "There's no change in the situation at present, except for the fact that Chelsea no longer have a manager," Morris told Sky Sports. "If Chelsea want to hire Frank, then it is in their gift to make an offer in pursuit of that.

Source: Sky sports June 17, 2019 13:07 UTC