{"id":5444,"date":"2026-04-16T15:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5444"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:51:11","slug":"frank-lampard-responds-to-rumours-he-wants-chelsea-forward-at-coventry-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5444","title":{"rendered":"Frank Lampard responds to rumours he wants Chelsea forward at Coventry | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2269579098.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28001948\" alt=\"Hull City v Coventry City - Sky Bet Championship\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Frank Lampard played down speculation linking Coventry with Chelsea\u2019s Jesse Derry (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Frank Lampard has distanced himself from rumours linking Coventry with a loan move for Chelsea\u2019s Jesse Derry, insisting his focus remains on the club securing a return to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Coventry are within touching distance of sealing automatic promotion from the Championship, with a draw away to Blackburn Rovers enough to send Lampard\u2019s men up on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Sky Blues have been dominant in the English second tier under Lampard and hold an imperious ten-point lead over second-placed Ipswich with three games remaining of the campaign. <\/p>\n<p>But while promotion is all but confirmed, the club\u2019s hierarchy recognise it will take a monumental effort to survive next season given the strength and financial might of those teams competing in the top flight. <\/p>\n<p>With summer recruitment set to be key, Lampard is said to have identified Chelsea youngster Derry as a loan target in preparation for Coventry\u2019s first appearance in the Premier League following a 25-year hiatus. <\/p>\n<p>According to talkSPORT, Lampard plans to utilise his deep Stamford Bridge connections to get a temporary deal over the line for the highly rated 18-year-old forward, who can play on the left and through the middle.<\/p>\n<p>Derry, the son of former QPR and Crystal Palace midfielder Shaun, made his senior Chelsea debut as a substitute in the side\u2019s FA Cup victory over Hull City in February and has been tipped for a bright future with the Blues.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2261567367.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28001987\" alt=\"Hull City v Chelsea - Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Derry has emerged as a possible target for Coventry (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2265303879_7d6525.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28002021\" alt=\"Wrexham v Chelsea - Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The teenager has made two appearances for Chelsea this season (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Asked about the rumours surrounding Derry and, more generally, how far along Coventry are in planning for next season, Lampard told reporters: \u2018Not that far, if I\u2019m honest, because of the jeopardy of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I know it feels like in the last week or so things have felt more apparent but at the same time, me personally, I\u2019ve been focusing on the job in hand.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m not stupid. I know that this may happen and there\u2019s a lot of work to do at the football club, whether it be things at the training ground to try and get the levels to what I know is the Premier League, because I\u2019ve been there in different forms. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2264449463_2ae280.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28002043\" alt=\"Manchester United U21 v Chelsea U21: Premier League 2\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The England U19 international has been tipped for a bright future (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018So those are all things that the football club has to really broach quickly, and we\u2019re all aware of that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But in terms of individual players, I\u2019m not saying all those rumours [regarding Jesse Derry] are false, but they\u2019re definitely not true as a fact.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018And that\u2019s one of the difficult things now in football, recruitment, because you\u2019re as good as it, to a degree, because you need good players. And I think the club has done a really good job in terms of that at where we are in the Championship because you can see where we are in terms of what we spend etcetera.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270186987.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28002224\" alt=\"Hull City v Coventry City - Sky Bet Championship\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Coventry will go up should they avoid defeat at Blackburn on Friday (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lampard urged both supporters and those in the media not to give too much weight to rumours linking Coventry with potential incomings and outgoings at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s not a parachute team but we\u2019ve had our way of doing it and that\u2019s going to change this summer, if we 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season.<\/p>\n<p>Facing the media prior to Chelsea\u2019s FA Cup fifth-round victory win over Wrexham last month, Liam Rosenior revealed how Derry had \u2018really impressed\u2019 him with his application on the training ground.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Ryan [Kavuma-McQueen] and Jesse will travel with the group, so they will be part of the squad for Wrexham,\u2019 Rosenior told reporters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2267602227.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28002270\" alt=\"Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 v Chelsea FC U21: Premier League 2\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Derry has shone for Chelsea in Premier League 2 this season (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Jesse has really impressed me, Ryan\u2019s impressed, but it\u2019s not just those two. There have been a few that I\u2019ve got to see in training when they\u2019ve been brought up that I\u2019m really happy with.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Reggie Watson has trained with us a few times, he\u2019s really impressed me. It\u2019s scary the age that he is. Young Mahdi [Nicoll-Jazuli] has been up a few times, he\u2019s an outstanding talent as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There are some outstanding young players in the group. We just need to make sure we put them in at the right time and they get the experiences that they need to continue their development.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2254684916_b784db.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28002285\" alt=\"Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid: Spanish Super Cup\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Derry is a \u2018ridiculous\u2019 talent, according to Manchester United great Ferdinand (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A month earlier, Rio Ferdinand named Derry as one of four young English talents to keep an eye on in the Premier League, along with Rio Ngumoha, Max Dowman and JJ Gabriel.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You know the four, right now, if I was going to put money on and going these four, and you know what, it probably won\u2019t even be these four that go and dominate the Premier League and do crazy things,\u2019 the legendary ex-Manchester United defender said on his Rio Ferdinand Presents YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If you were going to put your money on four kids right now, in the Premier League to do their thing, based on what you\u2019re seeing now, you\u2019ve got Rio at Liverpool, you\u2019ve got Max Dowman, you\u2019ve got JJ Gabriel at Manchester United and Jesse Derry at Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Jesse Derry, I know his dad, Shaun, he\u2019s an ex-player, but I know the kid, wow, ridiculous, not only a talent, but an actual, like, as a kid who loves, loves the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You know, certain kids, they just love football and live and breathe. 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