Tottenham Hotspur handed update on unexpected Frank Lampard reunion after brutal sacking

Chelsea legend Frank Lampard is not expected to become the new Roma head coach - ruling him out of a potential reunion with Tottenham Hotspur after the international break.

The 46-year-old, who has been out of management since working as caretaker manager for Chelsea at the end of the 2022/23 season, had been linked with the vacant job at Roma. The Serie A side sacked Ivan Juric following their 3-2 defeat to Bologna on Sunday, leaving them with just three wins from their first 12 matches.

Lampard, alongside Roberto Mancini among others, had been tipped to replace Juric and help transform their fortunes around, but the former Derby and Everton boss has now been ruled out of the race.

According to Sky Sports Germany, Lampard will not become the next Roma head coach. It's added that Lampard was 'one of the candidates', but other options are being considered - including Mancini.

If Lampard was appointed at Roma, he would have been facing a trip back to England against Tottenham in the Europa League. I Giallorossi travel to Spurs on Thursday, November 28, in Europe's second-tier competition - a game that could have marked just Lampard's second in charge.

However, Lampard is not in the running for Roma and is being considered to replace Mark Robins at Coventry instead. Lampard is the favourite to take over at the Sky Blues after Robins was replaced following a 2-1 defeat at Derby last Wednesday, with Wycombe's Matt Bloomfield also among the candidates.

Lampard's proposed move to the CBS Arena was discussed on talkSPORT on Monday morning. When suggested that the job could be a gamble for Lampard, Simon Jordan responded: "Do you think he’s going to have an embarrassment of riches? When we talk about a gamble. If he wants to manage a football club, he’s got to accept where he is. Wherever he goes, Frank is going to be in a situation of jeopardy."

And former Arsenal defender Martin Keown added: "He could build something special there." Lampard started his managerial career at Derby in the Championship and he guided them to the play-off final in his first season (2018/19) at the club, although the Rams ended up losing to Aston Villa at Wembley.

He decided to move on in that summer and returned to Chelsea as their new manager. Lampard proved to be a success in his debut campaign and guided the Blues to a top-four finish while blooding through youngsters and dealing with a transfer ban.

However, Lampard was sacked halfway through the 2020/21 season and replaced by Thomas Tuchel. This led Lampard to taking 12 months out of the game before returning to manage Everton.

Unfortunately for Lampard, his time at Goodison Park was not the most successful despite leading them to safety in his first season. He left the Toffees in January 2023 with a 27 per cent win rate.

Lampard made the move back to Chelsea on a caretaker basis for the final 11 matches of that season, but only managed to win one of those - a 3-1 victory at Bournemouth.

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