Frank Lampard has been announced as the new Coventry City manager after long-serving head coach Mark Robins was sacked following a drab start to the season.

Frank Lampard took the Derby County manager’s job in 2018, little more than a year after he had called it a day as a player, and embarked on a management career that sent him hurtling forward – although not to all the places he might have anticipated.

Frank Lampard has been appointed as manager of Championship side Coventry City, the club confirmed on Thursday.

Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has been appointed manager of Coventry City on a two-and-a-half-year contract, the second-tier Championship club said on Thursday.

Former Everton and Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is set to take over at Coventry. Lampard has been out of work since ending his second spell at Stamford Bridge in May 2023 but is the frontrunner to succeed Mark Robins at the Ricoh Arena,

Frank Lampard is set to be announced as Coventry City's new manager by Thursday, following extensive negotiations with club owner Doug King. The former Chelsea and England midfielder is poised to end his 18-month absence from management after reaching an agreement in principle with the Championship side.