Steven Gerrard has rejected an approach from Derby County to speak to them about their manager’s job as the club make contingency plans for the anticipated departure of Frank Lampard. Derby are resigned to losing Lampard, who has made it clear he wants to succeed Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge, should they receive a formal offer from Chelsea and have identified his former England team-mate as a potential successor. Gerrard is committed to Rangers, however, having signed a four-year contract at Ibrox 12 months ago and is busy planning for next season. The 39-year-old has already made four new signings this summer and is targeting three more before leaving for a pre-season trip to Portugal this weekend. Gerrard succeeded in narrowing the gap to Scottish…

Source: The Times June 18, 2019 11:03 UTC