Everton has ended its managerial search by appointing a London legend.
The Merseyside club announced the hiring of former Chelsea player and manager Frank Lampard on Monday after a two-week managerial search.
Lampard interviewed for the position last week then again on Friday, per The Athletic. The former midfielder, who amassed 176 goals and 102 assists in a historic Premier League career primarily with West Ham and Chelsea, coached Derby County to the Championship playoff final in 2019. He was then hired by Chelsea and led the Blues to a fourth-place finish in the Premier League, but was sacked in January 2021 after a poor run of form saw his side fall to ninth in the table.