Chelsea FC has officially named Frank Lampard as the Caretaker Manager until the end of the season.
The announcement was made in a statement released on Thursday via the club’s website saying that the move marks a return to Stamford Bridge for Frank who enjoyed an illustrious playing career with the Blues, winning the Premier League on three occasions and the UEFA Champions League in Munich.
Lampard managed the club for 84 games, including guiding the Chelsea football team to an FA Cup final.
Reacting to the new development, Co-controlling owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali were delighted seeing Lampard return to Stanford Bridge in acting capacity till the end of the season.
“We are delighted to welcome Frank back to Stamford Bridge. Frank is a Premier League Hall of Famer and a legend at this club. As we continue our thorough and exhaustive process for a permanent head coach, we want to provide the club and our fans with a clear and stable plan for the remainder of the season. We want to give ourselves every chance of success and Frank has all of the characteristics and qualities we need to drive us to the finish line.
“We have an important game against Wolves on Saturday and then we will turn our attention to our Champions League quarter-final in Madrid next week.
“We are all going to give Frank our full backing as we aim to get the best possible outcome from all our remaining games,” they said