Derby County chairman, Mel Morris claimed that Chelsea have not approached Derby County about making Frank Lampard their new manager.
Blues legend Lampard is seen as the favourite to take over at Stamford Bridge following Maurizio Sarri’s departure to Juventus.
Lampard led Derby to the Championship play-off final, where they lost 2-1 to Aston Villa, in his first season in senior management.
Lampard is Chelsea’s all-time top scorer with 211 goals and is fourth on their all-time appearance list having featured 648 times in a decorated spell with the club.
He won every major honour in English football with Chelsea and also lifted the Champions League and Europa League.