Chelsea FC has announced that Frank Lampard has been named Caretaker Manager until the end of the season.

Co-controlling owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali said:

Chelsea FC has announced that Frank Lampard has been named Caretaker Manager until the end of the season.

We are delighted to welcome Frank back to Stamford Bridge. Frank is a Premier League Hall of Famer and a legend at this club. As we continue our thorough and exhaustive process for a permanent head coach, we want to provide the club and our fans with a clear and stable plan for the remainder of the season. We want to give ourselves every chance of success and Frank has all of the characteristics and qualities we need to drive us to the finish line.

We have an important game against Wolves on Saturday and then we will turn our attention to our Champions League quarter-final in Madrid next week. We are all going to give Frank our full backing as we aim to get the best possible outcome from all our remaining games.'

Frank Lampard:

I will do my best, then we will see what happens. So it won't be my decision [long-term]. I understand I will be asked a lot, I've got my eyes open. I'm excited as there’s lot of talent here. It was easy to accept this job for me; this is my club”.