Chelsea are aiming to make progress on their move to take Frank Lampard back to the club as head coach next week.

And one of Lampard’s first tasks, along with new technical and performance adviser Petr Cech, could be to decide on the futures of full-backs Marcos Alonso and Davide Zappacosta.

Alonso and Zappacosta both grew frustrated with life at Chelsea under former head coach Maurizio Sarri and are believed to be open to moves away from Stamford Bridge this summer.

Any decisions over Alonso and Zappacosta are likely to be left until Sarri’s successor is appointed and the new head coach has time to assess his squad.

Lampard has been on holiday, but Derby County are now keen to find out his plans as they wait for an official approach from Chelsea.

Whoever takes over from Sarri will most likely have to work with the current squad as Chelsea prepare to start serving their two-window transfer ban, despite lodging an appeal with the Court of Arbitration.

That, along with the injury young right-back Reece James suffered, puts Chelsea in a difficult position over the futures of Alonso and Zappacosta.

Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Alonso, but, unable to sign a replacement, Chelsea may decide they cannot sell him. Zappacosta is keen to return to Italy.