Lampard has lost all five of his games in charge since returning to the club earlier this month for a second spell as manager.

The Burnley boss is in contention alongside Mauricio Pochettino and Julian Nagelsmann after the list was whittled down in the almost three weeks since Graham Potter was sacked.

The Blues’ final hope of salvaging a forgettable campaign ended with an emphatic 4-0 aggregate defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Frank Lampard promised that Chelsea will be back after Real Madrid effectively ended a dismal season for his side with a 2-0 win to eliminate them from the Champions League

Carlo Ancelotti warned that Chelsea will see their Champions League quarter-final second-leg meeting against his Real Madrid side as a 'great opportunity' to turn season around

Substitute Julio Enciso hit the winner 20 minutes from time with a magnificent 30-yard rocket into the top corner.

Lampard was appointed last Thursday but has had limited time with his players due to a fixture pile-up

Real’s front three of Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo were at their electric best

The interim manager insisted the door remained open to the last-four ahead of the second leg

In the past, Europe has offered respite during difficult domestic seasons for the club.

Chilwell, a £50million signing from Leicester during Frank Lampard’s first spell in charge in 2020, has been linked with a number of Premier League rivals.

Appointed on an interim basis until the end of the season, Lampard was a surprise choice to replace Graham Potter.

It is understood Lampard has held talks with the club

Chelsea condemned offensive chanting from sections of the home support around Stamford Bridge during the team’s goalless draw against Liverpool

Bruno Saltor concedes there is a sense of frustration over the lack of patience Graham Potter was given at Chelsea, but he is focused on picking a starting line-up for the first time

Chelsea interim boss Bruno Saltor expressed his sadness at the departure of Graham Potter, but promised to do his best for Tuesday’s visit of Liverpool

Graham Potter has become the latest casualty of Chelsea’s managerial merry-go-round.

Chelsea will respect coach Anthony Barry’s aspirations should the former Ireland assistant coach opt to join Bayern Munich

Potter felt Chelsea were undone by “cheap goals” as they succumbed to a late Everton equaliser

The Blues have picked up three wins from three games in all competitions

Graham Potter admitted Chelsea’s Champions League last-16 triumph over Borussia Dortmund lifted a weight off his shoulders

The 23-year-old, who scored the winning goal in the final when Chelsea last won the tournament under former boss Thomas Tuchel

Graham Potter praised Marc Cucurella after the decision to restore him to Chelsea’s defence was vindicated by a brilliant individual display against Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund manager Terzic said the prospect of Bellingham leaving was a matter for the future and that all focus was on Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Chelsea

Graham Potter will not hurry N’Golo Kante back into action at Chelsea as he continues his recovery from the hamstring injury that has kept him out since August

Chelsea promised to offer Graham Potter whatever support he needs after the manager was sent emails threatening him and his family

The Blues fired Thomas Tuchel in September less than seven weeks after the team returned from touring the US.

Chelsea boss Graham Potter has the full support of the club’s hierarchy despite his side’s poor run of results. The Blues have won just twice in 14 games

The Blues managed 21 attempts to the hosts’ 14

January signing Mudryk appeared to like an Instagram post criticising Cucurella

Graham Potter has warned Chelsea they cannot rely on Joao Felix to be a 'silver bullet' as he called for sweeping improvements from his goal-shy team ahead of their trip to West Ham

Chelsea are set to hire New Zealand rugby leadership manager Gilbert Enoka to consult on matters relating to team culture

The striker flew to Milan after being told he would not be involved in the team’s Premier League clash with Fulham.

The London club took their outlay since the summer past £500million with their British record £106.8m signing of Enzo Fernandez from Benfica on deadline day.

The Blues confirmed on Tuesday morning that World Cup-winner Fernandez had completed his British record £106.8million transfer from Benfica

A loan between the clubs had been agreed before Tuesday’s deadline

The Ukrainian has apologised via a statement from his representatives

England Under-21 winger Madueke has reportedly undergone a medical with the Blues ahead of joining from PSV Eindhoven for around £35million.

The Blues recently signed Mykhailo Mudryk for a fee that could rise to £88million.

The Ukraine international has signed an eight-and-a-half-year deal, with the Blues paying Shakhtar a reported £62million – possibly rising to £88m

Chelsea are 'very close' to a deal for winger Mykhailo Mudryk, having agreed a fee with Shakhtar Donetsk after sending representatives to Turkey to seal the transfer

The Portugal international became Chelsea’s third signing of the window on Wednesday with the club reportedly paying £9million for the six-month deal

Chelsea have announced the loan signing of Portugal forward Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid until the end of the season

The 23-year-old will bolster the attacking options for head coach Graham Potter, whose squad is currently beset by injuries