London, April 5 (BNA): Chelsea may turn to captain Frank Lampard until the end of the season, amid the search for a full-time replacement for Graham Potter.
Lampard reportedly held talks with Chelsea on Wednesday about taking over as interim coach. He has been without a job since Everton fired him in January after a year in charge, according to the Associated Press.
It would mark another return to Stamford Bridge for Lampard, who played for Chelsea from 2001-14 and became their all-time leading goalscorer, then managed the club from July 2019 to January 2021.
It would be a short-term fix by Chelsea’s American ownership, which already fired this season’s managers Thomas Tuchel in September and Potter on Sunday and is in the process of interviewing candidates for the permanent job.
Former Spain and Barcelona coach Luis Enrique was reported to be in London on Wednesday to speak to Chelsea officials. Julian Nagelsmann, who was recently sacked by Bayern Munich, has been linked with the vacancy.
Lampard was at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday to watch Chelsea’s 0-0 draw with Liverpool, when the team, led by Bruno Saltor, was one of Potter’s assistants. Bruno wasn’t committed about whether he would still be in the job during the trip to Wolverhampton on Saturday.
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