The race to become the new Chelsea head coach is hotting up with attention now firmly placed on the club after they exited the Champions League. Progressing in Europe was the only meaningful chance of keeping their season alive but a 4-0 aggregate loss to Real Madrid has meant a premature end to the campaign on a competitive level.
It leaves Frank Lampard with a record of four defeats in his first four games in caretaker charge of the club. In that time the Blues have only scored one goal - a deflected Conor Gallagher effort against Brighton - conceding seven. Chelsea still remain 11th in the league and are some way off challenging for any form of continental football for next season.
With less than two months now until the end of the campaign, Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali are still on the hunt to find their third permanent manager within 12 months of taking over. Julian Nagelsmann is the current front-runner, football.london understands, but there is still some way to go before the German can be considered in the clear.
