Ray Parlour believes Frank Lampard would put his allegiances to Chelsea to 1 side if he was offered the job at a Premier League rival.
Lampard established himself as considered one of Chelsea’s best ever players during his 13-year spell at Stamford Bridge, scoring a club-record 211 goals.
His time in west London coincided with a hugely successful period for Chelsea, with Lampard helping the club win three Premier League titles, fours FA Cups, two League Cups, the Europa League and Champions League.
Lampard has managed Chelsea twice since hanging up his boots, first between 2021 and 2023 after which in a brief role through the 2022-23 campaign.
The 47-year-old took over at Coventry City in 2024 and has had a big impact on the Midlands club, with the Sky Blues on the verge of sealing promotion from the Championship to the Premier League.
Lampard’s success at Coventry has revived speculation linking the ex-England midfielder with some top clubs, including a return to Chelsea as pressure mounts on current boss Liam Rosenior.
Crystal Palace have reportedly expressed interest in hiring Lampard because the departing Oliver Glasner’s substitute at the top of the season.
Arsenal legend Parlour can see Lampard back within the dugout of a Premier League club and claims the Chelsea icon would accept a shock offer from Tottenham.
Spurs appointed Roberto De Zerbi as their latest manager last week after sacking interim boss Igor Tudor, who replaced Thomas Frank back in February.
‘It’s a job Frank Lampard couldn’t turn down,’ former Arsenal and England midfielder Parlour said on talkSPORT.
‘If someone went as much as him and asked him to be the Tottenham manager, he’d should take it. Even in the event that they’re in a little bit of dire straits in the mean time.’
Lampard has recently enhanced his popularity a lot in order that former Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt claimed he ought to be a contender for the Chelsea job once more.
Rosenior’s role at Stamford Bridge is already under the highlight after Chelsea were embarrassed by PSG within the Champions League and have slipped to sixth within the Premier League.
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Speaking on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast, Butt said: ‘Do you’re thinking that if Frank Lampard gets promotion with Coventry they may return in for Frank?
‘He got the job too early the primary time I think and he had the transfer embargo so he had to make use of loads of young players.
‘It wouldn’t be a silly thing to go and get Frank Lampard back answerable for Chelsea for me. He’s done an awesome job at Coventry.
‘He’s got a bit more experience now and he probably made just a few mistakes the primary time around. People need to grasp that transfer embargo means you should depend on a great deal of young players, that will need to have been difficult for him.
‘He could be a completely different manager now. I believe Lampard would find it easier working with higher players, it might be easier for him to get his messages across to more technical players.
‘If Frank went back into Chelsea, with all of the experience he’s got now, I believe he would do a tremendous job, I actually do.’
Lampard’s focus is currently on Coventry’s promotion push and one other vital fixture against bottom-placed Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
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