Derby have excused boss Frank Lampard from reporting for pre-season training duties, with the club expecting him to be offered the Chelsea manager's job.

Lampard will not be at training on Monday or Tuesday as talks continue with the Blues, where he spent 13 years as a player.

Derby made the decision so the move can be "concluded as soon as possible".

If Lampard leaves, the Championship side expect to have a replacement confirmed by the end of the week.

Rams assistant manager Jody Morris will also be absent from training.

It is widely assumed Morris will move to Chelsea with Lampard, should the former England midfielder be given the manager's job and succeed Maurizio Sarri, who left Stamford Bridge to take over at Juventus last month.

Derby's players will largely be doing fitness tests over the next couple of days, so the club feel they can operate without anyone in overall charge.

The squad are due to fly to Florida for a training camp on Thursday.

A Derby statement released on Monday said: "The first few days of pre-season training will be focused on fitness training and will continue as planned under the guidance of the fitness, medical, conditioning and sports science teams at the club's Training Centre."

Ex-Chelsea captain John Terry, now assistant manager at Aston Villa, said there is "no-one better equipped" to manage the west London club than his former team-mate.

Lampard made 648 appearances for the Blues, winning 11 major trophies with them, after joining from boyhood club West Ham for a fee of £11m in 2001.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48823088

Likes for Lampard

Lamps my man...
Has someone told him that chelsea is a 1 man business. Abramovich pikin fit jus wake up, tell him papa say e no like lampard again and boom! Sack letter.

Back, pack, sack... Hahaha

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Am so sorry Bro.

For me dislikes for Lampard.




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Super frankie. Lets do it, this time with the boys

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This upcoming Chelsea coach will rejuvenate the team and enhance competition among players.
Expect Lampard to give young talent in Chelsea academy chance to prove their worth just in the case of Hudson but this time, in a great momentum.
Good move from Chelsea.
We need our Legend back.

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So this is really going to happen. Lampard is going to manage Chelsea. I can only wish him all the best. But honestly the precedents don't look nice-
Villas Boas
Mourinho
Scolari
Di Matteo
Conte etc

Hmm

Why the hate??

All the Above mentioned managers actually won Trophies.

Joined with Petr Cech's Chelsea reunion, this is the most open secrets in football. Welcome home Super Frankie Lampard

Employing Lampard will be Chelsea's undoing.I hope he proves me wrong

Hiring lampard although its a gamble and probably will need time to effect his style of play and considering the ban 4rm registering new players chelsea management sud rather not be in a hurry for success against lampard in addition combination of old and youth players will maximize their potential, chelsea youthful team and our loan army sud utilize this great opportunity if not d way chelsea go storm transfer mrkt once d ban is lifted......

All d best lampard we hope u will make us proud

Derby County excuse Lampard everytime.

This Derby County no dey tire to dey excuse this guy all the time ?

Make dem terminate the guy contract once so dem go get time for other matter, since this matter don commot for speculation or maybe dem just wan dey use Chelsea dey trend !

Atleast no be free e go follow come !

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