Frank Lampard set to go head-to-head with Ruud van Nistelrooy for managerial return

Frank Lampard is acceptable to clasp talks with Coventry City with a presumption to becoming their caller manager, but determination is different high-profile campaigner successful the framework for the job

Coventry City are acceptable to talk with some Frank Lampard and Ruud van Nistelrooy implicit their managerial vacancy successful the coming days.

The Championship outfit sent shockwaves done the EFL earlier this period erstwhile the club's owner, Doug King, decided to telephone clip connected Mark Robins' seven-year reign - conscionable months aft helium led Coventry to an FA Cup semi-final.

Robins, who besides guided the Sky Blues to the Championship play-off last successful the 2022-23 campaign, paid the terms for a mediocre commencement to the caller season, with Coventry presently 17th successful the league array and conscionable a constituent supra the relegation zone.

Lampard and Van Nistelrooy are some unattached and person been touted for the occupation - and a caller study has present confirmed that Coventry would similar to talk with them.

The Telegraph outline that King and the club's powerbrokers could talk with up to 5 imaginable candidates successful the coming week arsenic they measurement up their hunt for a caller manager.

Lampard is said to beryllium consenting to talk with Coventry astir the vacancy, though it's said helium has not formally applied for the role.

The erstwhile Chelsea and England midfielder has been retired of enactment since completing a 2nd spell successful the Stamford Bridge hotseat connected an interim basis. Crucially, Lampard has acquisition of managing successful the second-tier: helium guided Derby County to the Championship play-off last successful the 2018-19 run wherever they were bested by Aston Villa.

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Van Nistelrooy would besides beryllium keen connected holding talks with King and co pursuing his departure from Manchester United past week. The Dutchman lone returned to Old Trafford successful the summertime to assistance Erik 10 Hag but was deemed surplus to requirements pursuing the accomplishment of caller caput manager Ruben Amorim and his ain enactment team.

Van Nistelrooy impressed during his four-game interim spell, wherever helium oversaw 3 wins and a draw. He signed disconnected a 3-0 triumph implicit Leicester earlier the planetary break.

Wycombe Wanderers brag Matt Bloomfield has besides been linked with the Coventry occupation aft guiding the Chairboys to the League One acme this term. And a caller study from The Sun claims that Luton Town brag Rob Edwards, whose aboriginal arsenic Kenilworth Road is uncertain, is different manager who is admired by King.

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