Frank Lampard 'only wants to manage Chelsea' as midfielder considers coaching career

Chelsea through and through: Frank Lampard
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Sam Long10 October 2016

Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard says he wants to manage the Blues "one day" in the future.

Lampard is regarded as a Chelsea legend, having won 11 major trophies during a 13-year spell in west London.

The 38-year-old is currently plying his trade with New York City in the MLS but, as retirement approaches, Chelsea's record goalscorer has started to consider the options open to him when he hangs up his boots.

Having previously gone off the idea of coaching, Lampard has admitted he is now keen to become a manager, with the top job at Stamford Bridge his main ambition.

"There was a period earlier in my career where I really fancied it, then I thought I don't fancy the managerial thing," Lampard told Sky Sports.

"Now, I'm back onto it. The problem is I've got to get my badges and the hard thing for me is to have time to do it.

"As soon as I finish playing I'd like to take it up and maybe be a manager.

"It's hard though because I only want the Chelsea job," he insisted.

Retirement may yet be some way away for the ex-England international, who is experiencing a renaissance in America after initially struggling to hit top form on the other side of the pond.

But the possibility of taking charge of the club he served with distinction for so long clearly appeals to Lampard, who believes the Chelsea job represents the "pinnacle" of a manager's career.

“As a Chelsea man or not, the job is one of the pinnacles of football, they are one of the top clubs in the world now. And I’m a Chelsea man.

“It might be a different route for me and might take a while but the dream would be to manage Chelsea one day.

“If I was good enough, if they wanted me and it was the right time."

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