Frank Lampard sealed a romantic return to Chelsea in July 2019, not only was football's worst kept secret at the time finally confirmed, but Stamford Bridge readied itself for an ambitious and somewhat foreign long-term strategy designed to bring a newfound stability to the club.Stability almost served as an antonym for the name Roman Abramovich before the Russian handed Lampard the keys to his sporting palace.
In 16 years as Blues owner he had been through 11 managers, sacking seven of them, and in Jose Mourinho's case even handing one his P45 on two separate occasions.Yet, Lampard's appointment was intended to mark a new chapter of the Abramovich story at Chelsea, one unheard of and almost belittled since he first rocked up on the Fulham.
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