Frank Lampard eager to raid Chelsea for 18-year-old son of EFL legend
Frank Lampard is eager to deliver Chelsea ahead Jesse Derry to Coventry subsequent season, talkSPORT understands.
The Sky Blues boss and Stamford Bridge legend is eyeing up a mortgage swoop for 18-year-old Derry, forward of what appears to be like set to be his aspect’s first season again within the Premier League since 2001.
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Coventry stand on the cusp of promotion, requiring only one level from their remaining 4 Championship video games to ensure their place within the top-flight subsequent time period.
And it appears Lampard is already getting ready for all times within the Premier League, with one switch already being lined up.
Eager to make use of his Chelsea connections, Lampard is trying to deliver highly-rated teenager Derry to the Coventry Constructing Society Enviornment.
This transfer may show useful for each events, with {the teenager} who’s the son of ex-QPR and Crystal Palace star Shaun Derry – seen as a high prospect for the longer term.
Nonetheless, Derry has little expertise in senior soccer, that includes simply twice for Chelsea within the FA Cup this time period.
He has primarily featured in Premier League 2, the place he has chipped in with six objectives and three assists from 17 outings.
That’s along with firing in 5 objectives from eight appearances within the UEFA Youth League.
Ought to Lampard pull off the mortgage signing of Derry, it would not be the primary time he has turned to Chelsea’s academy abilities as a supervisor.
While in control of Derby within the 2018/19 season, the Blues’ all-time document goalscorer introduced in a younger Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori to play a key half in his aspect’s promotion push.
Jesse Derry – The story to this point
There are excessive hopes Derry can deliver his early promise into senior soccer, having handed every check of his profession with flying colors to this point.
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An England Underneath-19 worldwide, the younger ahead started his soccer schooling in Crystal Palace’s academy, the place he was named their U18s participant of the season within the 2023/24 marketing campaign after scoring 16 objectives in 22 appearances.
His exploits drew curiosity from Chelsea, who introduced him to west London on a four-year contract in 2025.
Derry then netted on his debut for Chelsea’s U21 aspect in a 5-0 win at Newcastle, and his continued his sturdy type since then.
The teenager’s spectacular begin to life in west London was rewarded in February, as he made his senior debut within the Blues’ 4-0 FA Cup thrashing of Hull.
He got here on as a 77th-minute alternative for Estevao and impressed in his temporary cameo, earlier than happening to function off the bench in his aspect’s extra-time victory over Wrexham within the following spherical.
Household affair
Derry has adopted within the footsteps of father Shaun who made 568 appearances as a participant throughout a 20-year taking part in profession.
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Regardless of spells at Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield United, Leeds and Portsmouth, Shaun is fondly remembered for his time at Crystal Palace the place he made 222 appearances over two separate spells.
He achieved promotion to the Premier League with Palace by way of the play-offs in 2004 and repeated the feat with QPR of their Championship title profitable marketing campaign of 2010/11.
The 48-year-old hung up his boots in 2015 earlier than venturing into administration at Notts County and Cambridge.
After a spell teaching in Crystal Palace’s academy, Shaun was promoted to first crew coach underneath then supervisor Patrick Vieira, earlier than finishing up the identical position underneath Gary O’Neil at Wolves, however left after the supervisor’s sacking in 2024.
When can Coventry get promoted?
Coventry’s promotion to the Premier League appears to be like all however confirmed, who sit high of the Championship on 85 factors.
That is 12 factors away from third-placed Millwall, whose objective distinction is 33 objectives inferior with 4 video games left to play.
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This implies the Sky Blues can get promoted in the event that they keep away from defeat of their subsequent match towards Blackburn on Friday, which shall be broadcast stay on talkSPORT 2.
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