5.30pm Chelsea transfer news LIVE: Kovacic signs, Zola in talks to stay, Lampard LATEST

CHELSEA are closing in on hiring Frank Lampard as their new manager as the 2019/20 season draws ever closer.

And they’ve already recruited Petr Cech as sporting director as the Blues begin to ramp up their preparations for the new campaign.

Follow ALL of the latest Blues news and updates below…