ESPN FC's Shaka Hislop sees Derby County boss Frank Lampard taking the helm at his former club Chelsea as only a short term fix for the London club. ESPN FC's Craig Burley lists the reasons why Frank Lampard would have a difficult time as Chelsea manager should he be appointed to replace the outgoing Maurizio Sarri. Gab Marcotti feels Chelsea have a big mountain to climb next season, but isn't panicking just yet due to promising younger talent. Chelsea expect to finalise the appointment of Frank Lampard as their new manager next week, sources have told ESPN FC.Lampard has been identified by club owner Roman Abramovich as the preferred choice to take over from Maurizio Sarri, unveiled as the new Juventus coach on Thursday.- When does the transfer window close?- Check out all the completed transfersChelsea are prepared to pay the £4 million needed to release Lampard from his contract with Derby, but the Championship club's desire...

ESPN FC's Shaka Hislop sees Derby County boss Frank Lampard taking the helm at his former club Chelsea as only a short term fix for the London club. Gab Marcotti feels Chelsea have a big mountain to climb next season, but isn't panicking just yet due to promising younger talent. Chelsea have welcomed former goalkeeper Petr Cech back to Stamford Bridge in the role of technical and performance advisor.Cech will assume some of the responsibilities once held by Michael Emenalo, who resigned as Chelsea technical director in November 2017 and was not replaced.- When does the new Premier League season start?- Who has qualified for Europe from the Premier League?- When does the transfer window close?Chelsea said in a club statement on Friday: "The focus of the job will be...

Spain's World Cup winning striker Fernando Torres announced his retirement from football on Friday, bringing an end to a glittering 18-year career.Torres, who scored more than 100 goals across two spells at his boyhood club Atletico Madrid, also played for Premier League sides Liverpool and Chelsea and Italy's AC Milan.He left Atletico to join Japan's Sagan Tosu in July last year but has struggled to hit the heights of his best days at Atletico and Liverpool at the J-League side.- Top European...

Eden Hazard's sign-off from Chelsea's Whatsapp begs the question of how other stars left group chats.The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the internet has to offer, all in one place.Jump to: Mbappe would play as Liverpool in FIFA is cash was at stake | Joe Hart admits new tattoo is "not everyone's taste"'Eden Hazard left the group' pic.twitter.com/BgdH8E3Bt7— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) June 18, 2019As if the grand unveiling at the Bernabeu wasn't enough, Eden Hazard's Chelsea exit has now been further rubber-stamped by the Belgian officially leaving the Blues players' Whatsapp group.As revealed...

ESPN FC's Shaka Hislop sees Derby County boss Frank Lampard taking the helm at his former club Chelsea as only a short term fix for the London club.

ESPN FC's Craig Burley lists the reasons why Frank Lampard would have a difficult time as Chelsea manager should he be appointed to replace the outgoing Maurizio Sarri. ESPN FC's Gab Marcotti questions whether Maurizio Sarri will be able to implement "Sarri-ball" at Juventus, after leaving Chelsea for the Italian club. Gab Marcotti feels Chelsea have a big mountain to climb next season, but isn't panicking just yet due to promising younger talent. LONDON -- Chelsea will make a formal approach to Derby County for manager Frank Lampard this week and want to offer their former midfielder a three-year contract to succeed Maurizio Sarri, sources have told ESPN FC.Sarri's departure to take over at Juventus was confirmed Sunday, with Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia having said the 60-year-old had asked to be allowed to return to Italy to be closer to his family and friends.- When does the transfer window close?- Check out all the completed...