The Chelsea and England legend has held chats with the Rams as the Championship club search for a trade for Gary Rowett, who has assumed control at Stoke. What’s more, the board will meet today to settle on an official conclusion, with Lampard confronting rivalry from Brentford supervisor Dean Smith and Preston’s Alex Neil.
Derby administrator Mel Morris is accepted to have been inspired by Lampard’s pitch for the activity with the Championship club.
Be that as it may, with the Rams anticipated that would reduce their playing spending this late spring, Morris must choose whether to take a risk on Lampard or hand the reins to a more experienced EFL campaigner.
Rams midfielder Joe Ledley has encouraged them to designate Lampard, 39, who is hoping to fan out into instructing in the wake of winning his living as a savant since resigning as a player a year ago.