Official: Frank Lampard appointed new Chelsea manager succeeding Sarri

One of the Chelsea football club's greats has joined The Blues as head coach at Stamford Bridge, Blues website states.

Having signed a three-year contract with Chelsea, Lampard returned to London after working as the manager of Derby County, whom he steered to last season's Championship playoffs where Derby failed to go up to the top flight.

He was a Chelsea player for 13 years and made 648 club appearances, helping win 11 major trophies for the Blues during this time.

More on what he said and how he was presented at the beloved club:

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How does it feel to see him back, Chelsea fans? 🤩 You’ll want the sound 🔛 for this! #WelcomeHomeFrank #CFC #Chelsea

A post shared by Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) on Jul 4, 2019 at 1:46am PDT

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Tell your friends, @FrankLampard is home! 😉 #WelcomeHomeFrank #CFC #Chelsea

A post shared by Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) on Jul 4, 2019 at 1:53am PDT

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@franklampard: ‘I am immensely proud to be returning to Chelsea as head coach. I am here to work hard, bring further success to the club and I cannot wait to get started.’ #WelcomeHomeFrank #CFC #Chelsea

A post shared by Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) on Jul 4, 2019 at 2:23am PDT

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#TBT to where it all began... 😉 #WelcomeHomeFrank #ThrowbackThursday #CFC #Chelsea

A post shared by Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) on Jul 4, 2019 at 3:53am PDT

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Over to you, @franklampard! 🙌 #WelcomeHomeFrank #CFC #Chelsea

A post shared by Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) on Jul 4, 2019 at 1:09am PDT