Newton will return to the role he had under Di Matteo when Chelsea won the Champions League in 2012

Chelsea are set to promote Eddie Newton to their coaching staff after confirming the appointment of Frank Lampard as manager.

The former Chelsea midfielder is presently working for the club by managing the career development of their on-loan players, but is expected to return to a role he previously had at Stamford Bridge under Roberto Di Matteo.

Lampard will bring assistants Jody Morris and Chris Jones, who both previously worked at Chelsea, with him from Derby County but the club want to add numbers to their coaching staff following the departure of Maurizio Sarri last month.

The Italian had an entourage of 11 assistants, who have all left with him, while Gianfranco Zola is also expected to move on after rejecting Chelsea’s offer of an