Derby County announced ex-Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard as their new manager on Thursday morning. The 39-year-old has signed a three-year deal at the Championship side and replaces Gary Rowett who left the club to join Stoke City a matter of days ago.
Lampard has said that he is “excited and nervous” about the challenge ahead of him. The Rams have been knocking on the door of the Premier League for the last couple of years but have always failed at the final hurdle. It will now be Lampard’s job to get them over the line.
One of Lampard’s first jobs will be sorting out his squad ahead of the upcoming campaign. The Rams have invested heavily in recent times which has resulted in a huge squad of players. It has been speculated that the club will have to cut their wage bill to avoid falling foul to Financial Fair Play rules this summer.
Here are five players that Frank Lampard could look to move on from the club to ensure that he has room to manoeuvre in the transfer market.
2Jacob Butterfield
Similarly to Bryson, Jacob Butterfield was also loaned out for the season to Sheffield Wednesday, in a deal which saw Sam Winnall move in the other direction, also on loan. The 27-year-old struggled to make an impact at Pride Park following his £5 million move from Huddersfield Town, and he endured another difficult campaign at Hillsborough with the Owls last season. He is likely to be on a significant wage at Derby and Lampard may want to move him on to free up those finances for any new signings he wants to bring in.
