Frank Lampard said the chance of a sensational return to Chelsea as caretaker manager had come out of the blue, but he would not rule out taking the role on a longer-term basis.
Lampard will hold the fort at Stamford Bridge for the rest of this season while the club assess potential longer-term successors to Graham Potter, who include Julian Nagelsmann and Luis Enrique. Only 26 months have passed since he was sacked by Chelsea’s previous regime and, having departed his most recent post at Everton in January, the prospect of a call from his old club may have appeared far-fetched.
