[Sport] Frank Lampard: Everton formally offer former Chelsea and Derby boss role as their new manager

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Frank Lampard has been formally offered the job as Everton manager, with the appointment expected to be completed in the next 24 hours.

Contracts are now being drawn up to finalise the arrival of the former Chelsea and Derby boss at Goodison Park.

 

Lampard became the leading candidate on Friday after Everton held a final round of talks with their candidates.

 

As well as Lampard, the Toffees spoke to Vitor Pereira - who exclusively told Sky Sports News on Wednesday that he wanted the job - plus current caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson

 

Everton owner Farhad Moshiri flew into London to hold talks with all three candidates.

 

Lampard had been out of work since being sacked by Chelsea in January 2021 with the club ninth in the Premier League.

 

Prior to his 18-month spell at Chelsea - who he led to an FA Cup final and a top-four finish - Lampard spent a season at Derby, which ended in defeat to Aston Villa in the play-off final.

 

Everton had been searching for a successor to Rafael Benitez after he was sacked earlier this month in the wake of their 2-1 defeat at Norwich.

The former Liverpool manager had been in charge at Goodison Park for less than seven months.

Everton sit 16th in the Premier League and are just four points above the relegation zone having won one and drawn three of their last 14 matches.

'Lampard has a massive job on his hands'

Sky Sports News' Kaveh Solhekol:

"Frank Lampard has all the potential to be a great manager of the future. I would think if he does accept the job, if he does become the next Everton manager it will be very exciting, but let's not underestimate he would have a massive job on his hands.

 

"He would have gone from the relative stability of Chelsea where Chelsea are owned by Roman Abramovich and are run on a day-to-day basis by Marina Granovskaia - so that is a very settled structure - and he would be going into a situation at Everton where there are different sorts of factions in charge of the club.

"The fans are very, very unhappy so he does have a major job on his hands but of course, the first job that he has got is making sure that Everton remain in the Premier League, because speaking to Everton supporters, they are saying, 'look, the way this season is going, there is a real danger it could end in relegation.'

 

"The other problem Frank Lampard has got if he does become the Everton manager is the transfer window is about to close. It closes on Monday, he hardly has any time to sign any players.

"Everton need reinforcements, especially in midfield. Is he going to have any time or has he been told that players are coming in the next 72 hours? So make no mistake, a massive job for Frank Lampard if, as looks likely, he does become the next Everton manager."