Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has backed Frank Lampard to succeed in his second stint as Chelsea manager as the two managers prepare to go head-to-head in the Champions League quarter-finals. The Blues legend was sacked in 2021 just months before Thomas Tuchel led the west Londoners to the Champions League glory.
Chelsea are searching for a new permanent manager to replace Graham Potter after he was sacked following a poor six months in charge at Stamford Bridge. Potter became the second managerial casualty at Chelsea this season after he replaced Tuchel last year in September.
football.london understands the Blues will not rush the process of appointing a new manager with former Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann currently a serious contender to take over from Lampard ahead of next season. The former Everton boss has been appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the current campaign as he aims to repeat Tuchel's success in Europe from two years ago.
