Frank Lampard has been backed to steer Everton to their new stadium by former Blues striker Tony Cottee, who insists the new manager will enjoy a level of support that rival candidate Vitor Pereira never could.
Lampard, 43, has signed a two-and-a-half year deal which takes him up to the summer of 2024 when Everton are scheduled to move from Goodison Park, England’s first purpose-built football ground and their home since 1892 to their new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock.
Cottee, who scored 99 goals for the Blues between 1988-94, believes that Lampard will have been successful enough at the club by then to have penned a new contract and still be leading them by the Mersey waterfront.
