{"id":1093918,"date":"2019-06-14T20:17:38","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T19:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1093918"},"modified":"2019-06-14T20:17:38","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T19:17:38","slug":"frank-lampard-replace-sarri-chelsea-one-rival-ruled-out","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/frank-lampard-replace-sarri-chelsea-one-rival-ruled-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Lampard to replace Sarri at Chelsea? One rival candidate has basically ruled himself out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Didier Drogba has backed former Chelsea teammate Frank Lampard to succeed Maurizio Sarri if he steps down as manager this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sarri, 60, took over at Stamford Bridge a year ago ending a three-year Napoli stay but has been heavily linked with a return to Serie A by joining Italian champions Juventus.<\/p>\n

Will Frank Lampard be the next Chelsea manager? Five things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Chelsea have reportedly agreed to let Sarri join Juventus.<\/li>\n
  2. Frank Lampard, Massimiliano Allegri, Jose Mourinho, Nuno Esp\u00edrito Santo, Steve Holland and Javi Gracia have all been linked with the soon-to-be vacant role.<\/li>\n
  3. Lampard, Chelsea’s all-time top-scorer, has just finished his first season as a first-team manager at Derby County.<\/li>\n
  4. There, he narrowly missed out on Premier League promotion while guiding the Rams to a play-off final.<\/li>\n
  5. It is elsewhere claimed he met with Chelsea earlier this week to discuss replacing Sarri.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    His first campaign, marred by fan disgruntlement, ended with the Blues finishing third in the Premier League and Europa League triumph, beating Arsenal in the final.<\/p>\n

    The lowest point was their League Cup final defeat against Manchester City when goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga seemingly undermined his authority by refusing to be substituted.<\/p>\n

    At different intervals of his debut campaign Sarri looked on the brink of being let go. However, following the issue of a looming transfer ban many observers felt he was safe. However,\u00a0according to reports<\/a> Juventus have reached an agreement in principle with Chelsea for his signature.<\/p>\n

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    On this day in 2001…<\/p>\n

    Frank Lampard became a Blue! ? pic.twitter.com\/ssmlONsoAt<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) June 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n