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Luke Thrower & James Quinlan

Rio Ferdinand and Joe Cole disagree on next Chelsea manager amid major Frank Lampard claim

Former Premier League stars Rio Ferdinand and Joe Cole have disagreed over whether Frank Lampard would be handed the permanent role as Chelsea head coach once again if he were to win the Champions League with the club. The former midfielder turned coach was given the task of becoming the interim manager for the remainder of the season.

The Blues have struggled this campaign, sitting 11th in the Premier League, with the European competition being their only respite. Plenty have linked Lampard with a second stint in permanent charge of the club if he were to win the Champions League for a third time at the club.

The interim head coach was unwilling to be drawn into any potential situations, saying: "I don't think it's worth speaking about past moments," when compared to Roberto Di Matteo's Champions League win as interim. "Roberto did an incredible job and stayed on - that's a different part of Chelsea's history and for me, in simple terms it won't be my decision as such, so again I don't want to jump forward to that.

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