Chelsea legend Frank Lampard is set to become the manager of Alex Iwobi at Everton after finalising a two-and-a-half-year deal with the club, reports the BBC.

An official announcement on Lampard’s appointment is expected from Everton on Monday.

Chelsea legend Frank Lampard is set to become the manager of Alex Iwobi at Everton after finalising a two-and-a-half-year deal with the club, reports the BBC.

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An official announcement on Lampard’s appointment is expected from Everton on Monday.

Chelsea legend Frank Lampard is set to become the manager of Alex Iwobi at Everton after finalising a two-and-a-half-year deal with the club, reports the BBC.

An official announcement on Lampard’s appointment is expected from Everton on Monday.

The interviews included Lampard, Portuguese coach Vitor Pereira and current caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson.

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Lampard is close to securing his first signing after Everton agreed a deal to sign Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek on loan until the end of the season and more activity may follow before the transfer window closes on Monday.

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He is also piecing together his coaching team, with former Derby County and Swansea City manager Paul Clement – who worked with former Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea, Paris St-Germain, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich – in contention to move to Goodison Park along with Chelsea coach Joe Edwards.

Lampard, who has been out of the game since being sacked as Chelsea manager a year ago, will take charge of his first game in the FA Cup fourth-round tie at home to Brentford on Saturday before a crucial Premier League relegation match away to Newcastle United a week on Tuesday.