Frank Lampard has told talkSPORT he is eager to move into management, but insisted reports he is set to take charge of Oxford United are wide of the mark.

The former Chelsea and England star, who has been working in the media since hanging up his boots in early 2017, has been linked with the vacancy at the League One club in recent days.

Speaking to Hawskbee and Jacobs, Lampard had this response to the speculation: “I spoke to Dave Jones, who works at Sky and is on the board at Oxford, in the summer about the job and that is as far as it went. There wasn’t in it what has come out this week. “

Lampard is making steps to move into the dugout, however.

He has been taking his coaching qualifications and working with the academy at Chelsea since retiring almost 12 months ago, with the 39-year-old admitting he has plenty to learn before taking on a managerial job.

“There are plenty of different routes to try and become a top manager and I am working now to get towards that,” he said.

“You can’t just step out of playing and think you can become a manager – you have to practice. Thankfully Chelsea and the academy are helping me get my hours in and I am watching training at certain Premier League clubs and studying as much as I can so down the line, I hope so [to become a manager].”

Legends of football is one of the sport’s most prestigious charity awards and events — and this year is to induct England, Chelsea, West Ham, Manchester City and New York City legend Frank Lampard into its roll call of all-time greats. Lampard is joining the likes of John Charles, Sir Stanley Matthews, Brian Clough, Sir Bobby Robson, Sir Alex Ferguson, Kenny Dalglish, Alan Shearer, Eric Cantona and last year’s recipient Steven Gerrard. Sponsored by hmv, Legends Of Football has raised over £7million for music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins since its first event in 1997. The charity is dedicated to changing the lives of vulnerable and isolated people. The event is on Monday October 8 and tickets are available from www.lofootball.co.uk